Clarion 1977-04-29 Vol 52 No 22

Carlson to be publications watchdog
Three Bethel professors
receive Danforth awards
Spire only a year late....maybe
by Laura Alden
The mismanaged Spire of the
1975-76 school year will, barring
further complications, be deliver-ed
before the end of May. "We're
hoping for May 13," said Dave
Johnson, former chairman of the
Communications Board.
Earlier this week, in a des-perate
effort to get the year-old
yearbook out this spring, Mack
Nettleton, director of student
affairs, met with Gen Bolger of
Bolger Publications and free-lance
graphic artist Bob Hedlund,
who has taken over the Spire.
"Anytime you break a contract,
as we have, the control you have
over prices and deadlines is
gone," said Nettleton, before
going to the meeting. "We have
$3800 set aside to work with and
if we can't complete it for that, we
may have to abort the entire pro-ject."
But as a result of the negotia-tions,
Nettleton has decided to
try again to produce last year's
yearbook. "Bolger," said Nettle-ton,
"is doing everything in their
power to meet the delivery date."
Fortunately, Bolger will not
charge Bethel for the long over-due
deadlines. (The cost of the
Spire will total $9400 — plus
$2000 in student stipends —
leaving $300 for mailing expenses
and material costs for Hedlund.)
Even more fortunately, Bethel
Alumnus Bob Hedlund, a pro-fessional
industrial and fashion
photographer and graphic de-signer,
came to Bethel's aid last
fall. "He p;c.;,- -...,1 it up," said
Nettleton, "as a favor to Bethel."
In his spare time, Hedlund vir-tually
put together the Spire,
developing over 200 photographs,
doing some graphic designing
and much of the keylining. "Bob
stepped in and saved the whole
thing," said Editor Barb Elseth.
"He designed the book out of the
kindness of his heart. Jim (Hack-ett,
Spire photographer) and I
should've paid Bob our stipends.
Hedlund says he will chalk the
time spent on the Spire (worth
about $3500 in his profession) up
as a contribution to Bethel.
The Spire's problems began in
the spring of 1976 when Barb
Elseth (Fitch) could not, because
of "staff problems," meet dead-lines.
The book was scheduled
for a May, 1976, delivery, then a
September delivery, a December
delivery and a February, 1977,
delivery.
Editor Elseth attributes the
delay to poor management on her
part, poor supervision from the
Communications Board and Stu-dent
Senate and lack of student
involvement. "All of the copy I
assigned came in two months
late. The busiest person on cam-pus,
President Lundquist, was
the only person who met a dead-line
for me," she said.
"The whole project was really
difficult for me," Barb said. "No-body
knew what was involved. I
couldn't get started until Novem-ber
because it took the Student
Senate that long to approve my
budget. The Senate needs to be
educated about publication prices
and practices."
Barb concedes that much of
the blame for the Spire disaster
rests with hor. "But," she !,-ays
"it's not like we have had a
history of successful Spires. It's
been going downhill for a long
time and it just bottomed out."
As to the possibility of return-ing
her stipend to Bethel, Barb
feels that she "put in more than
$1100 worth of work." She says
she has "no guilt hang-ups"
about the yearbook. "I know I
made some mistakes," she said,
"but I cared about that book. No
one can really understand my
feelings unless they've been
there."
Alvera Mickelsen, student pub-lications
advisor, hopes that last
year's experience will change the
idea that Bethel "needs" a year-book.
"College yearbooks have
passed their state of usefulness,"
she says.
"The student calendar and pro-gram
is so jammed that quality
people don't have the hundreds of
hours it takes to produce a year-book,"
Mickelsen continued. "In
a cgllege this size, there is rarely
one student who has the artistic,
journalistic and organizational
talents for this kind of exper-ience.
A college yearbook should
be done only in class, as a class
project."
Mark Carlson, chairman of the
Communications Board, does not
foresee resurrection of the Spire
either. "If anything," he said, "we
will work for a continuation and
possible enlargement of the
Passages magazine."
"I'd like to see students take
the leadership in publications,"
he said. "I don't want to see
tighter strings put on their cre-ativity
because of the Spire
experience."
I-Inwever, ,Caris.on added, "We
will begin to keep a closer watch
on the budgets of student publi-cations."
by Suzi Wells
Teachers who show genuine
concern for students and prob-lems
in a college community
seldom receive rewards for their
labors other than personal satis-faction.
Now three Bethel faculty mem-
;),--13, Dr. Don Larson.
and anthropology professor; Dr.
Roy Dalton, history professor;
and Dr. Jeannie Bohlmeyer, Eng-lish
professor have been ap-pointed
as Danforth Associates,
basically for their concern.
The Danforth Association
recognizes college and university
faculty and their spouses for
their efforts to humanize educa-tion
and their personal concern
for students. The three new as-sociates
are the first from Bethel
to be selected in the program,
which has 6000 members from
900 colleges and universities in
the United States.
Each of the professors were
required to fill out an applica-tion
to become Danforth Associ-ates,
giving biographical informa-tion,
describing relationships
with students, and explaining
what they felt was a major
problem on campus.
Dr. Larson fnit that one rea-son
he might have been selected
for the association was his con-cern
about the language learn-ing
and language programs at the
college. "I'd like to develop an
alternative approach to language
study, and get people involved
more deeply, indepth more realis-tically
in language," he said.
He continued that he thought
students in a liberal arts col-lege
should be learning from
international students. "Students
ought to have an experience with
someone with a background dif-ferent
than his own as a learn-
April 29, 1977 continued on p. 7
Clarion
A day with the President
President Carl Lundquist
by Mark Troxel
In the minds of most students,
the Bethel administration is most
commonly manifested in the likes
of Dean Brushaber or Dean
Nettleton. While these men might
be more visible to most students,
Dr. Carl Lundquist is the true
helmsman of the Bethel adminis-tration.
He is only the third president in
Bethel's history, serving in that
position since 1954. His rigorous
schedule as president, as well as
his many commitments keeps
him away from the campus more
than he would like. Even so, I
found the president to be a
gracious host who was patient
enough to let me tag along with
him one day last week.
Dr. Lundquist's day usually
begins with devotions and an
early breakfast with his wife,
Nancy. His marriage seems to
occupy an important part of his
life as his accomplishments are
always spoken of in terms of
"we."
Instead of breakfast at home,
though, today has begun with a
7:15 breakfast at Mr. Steak with
David Lissner. Lissner brings the
president up to date on the
potential buyer for old campus.
Dr. Lundquist is due back at
the college at 8:20 to speak to a
class of freshmen. He is a few
minutes late as he walks into a
room full of restless writing and
research students. He is wearing
a subdued plaid suit with shiny
brown shoes. Despite the fact
that some of the questions
students asked are less than
probing, he seems to genuinely
enjoy talking to students. He
mentioned several times that he
didn't have enough contact with
students. "Students are what we
are in business for. We can never
lose sight of that. Many times
what they think is a problem is
actually a lack of information on
their part. But as long as they
have a problem in their minds, we
have to treat it as a real problem."
After meetings with some staff
people, an appearance in chapel,
and a consultation with Professor
Gene Johnson about a new
building, we drive back to Dr.
Lundquist's office at the semi-nary.
He is famous for his orange
Fiat two-seater. Not exactly what
one would expect a college
president to be driving, he
explains that it is the only thing
that will fit in the garage along
side of his wife's Oldsmobile. He
also admitted that it was "really
fun to drive."
continued on p. 7
letters to
the editor
Professor glories
Dear Editor:
While it is not uncommon to
find in a college newspaper the
names and faces of students with
whom one comes in contact in
the classroom, it can come as a
surprise when as a staff member
who is an infrequent visitor to the
campus, and only during evening
hours, one finds familiar faces in
one issue of such a campus
paper. I am known to few Bethel
students, for I teach only the
American Constitutional Law
course on the Bethel campus,
two nights a week, in the
present school year and in the
comparable term in the previous
year.
The March 25 edition of the
Clarion contained pictures of six
of my students, three from last
year, three from the present term.
I am delighted to discover that
those whom I have the pleasure
of teaching also involve them-selves
extensively in the campus
and its activities.
Social scientists, particularly
political scientists, frequently
find themselves in an advocacy
role, urging participation in insti-tutional
activities. It can be grat-ifying
to discover that students
have on their own accepted some
measure of responsibility for the
common good through their par-ticipation
in the functions of
campus life, its sports, its gov-ernment,
its -press — without
academic prodding.
Without attempting to draw
forced conclusions or correla-tions,
I am nonetheless delighted
that 30 percent of my former and
present students are featured in
the same issue of the Clarion. A
coincidence? Perhaps!
From where I stand, I should
like, simply, to applaud those
who are active in student life, as
well as the rest of the students it
has been my pleasure to know
and to serve on the Bethel
campus.
Sincerely,
Eugene Linse
by Pete Taylor
"Only three per cent of those
Americans who qualify as donors
now actually give blood" (Time,
Sept. 11, 1972). This indictment
on our society has led to a seri-ous
social consequence: an an-nual
national shortage of 100,000
gallons of bloos (U.S. News, Ap.
22, 1974).
And each year the problem
worsens. The demand for blood
has soared as doctors have de-veloped
new techniques of treat-ment
through chemotherapy and
surgery, such as organ trans-plants
and open-heart opera-tions.
On May 2, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.,
you can help alleviate part of the
shortage problem by giving about
an hour of your time and a pint
of your blood.
It really doesn't hurt as much
as you might think; in fact,
you're helping your own body by
giving a pint, causing your bone
marrow to replace the red cells
you've lost.
Your donation can also help
the problem of contaminated
blood. According to the American
Medical Association, 17,000
cases of serum hepatitis—and
850 deaths—occur annually due
to infected blood. Much of this
contaminated blood came from
commercial—rather than the Red
Cross' voluntary—sources.
The U.S. News article cited
above states that although "less
than 15 per cent of the whole
blood and blood products in the
U.S. comes from commercial
(blood) banks, 25 to 45 per cent of
post-transfusion hepatitis imfec-tions
have been traced to those
banks."
The more blood given through
voluntary programs, the less will
be demanded from the more
questionable sources. Your pint
will help reduce this demand.
Finally, giving blood can be a
concrete means by which to "give
a cup of water in the name of
Christ" to one who is in need.
Your help is needed—desper-ately.
If you can give, see Tad
Johnson to set up an appoint-ment
time. If you have set up
an appointment prior to the time
of the blood drive, you will be
given priority in the line at the
time of your appointment.
Please give. Your pint can
literally save the life of another
human.
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Vol. 52, No. 21 Clarion
The Clarion is published
weekly by the students of
Bethel College.
Bill Trollinger editor
Laura Alden news editor
Mary Norton production editor
David Shelley copy editor
Peter Blomquist photo editor
Dawn Hart arts editor
Bruce Olsen sports editor
Arlan Swanson business
Letters to the editor should be
sent to p.o . 91 by the Sunday
preceding publication.
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editorials-
Spring Formal puts
students $3000 in red
The social climate at Bethel has been plagued with problems this
year, but this latest debacle is the icing on the cake.
The Spring Formal was contracted to be held this year at the
Chanhassen Dinner Theatre. Tickets were sold at $15 apiece, with
the Campus Coordinators needing almost a full house to break even.
Advertising began the Monday before the event. By Thursday it
became apparent that students were staying away from the lavish
event in droves, and that serious problems were imminent. And with
only a day left emergency plans were instituted, plans which included
selling tickets through churches and the selling of tickets to faculty
and staff at a two for one price.
None of these make-shift plans could avert the Campus
Coordinators from financial disaster. The amount of loss sustained is
around $3,000; considering that the Campus Coordinators went into
Spring Formal at the break-even point, this puts them a hefty $3,000
into the red.
The reasons for this debacle are fairly obvious. Starting the
advertising for Spring Formal only a week ahead was bad enough, but
by panicking too late they just compounded the problem. It was very
difficult for the faculty and staff to decide on Friday afternoon to go
to the Friday night formal.
Also, $30 a couple for tickets alone is quite a strain on many Bethel
student budgets. That the price was only four dollars a couple higher
than last year ignores the fact that there is a limit to how much more
students can keep paying, especialy for such an extremely
questionable event.
A key contributing factor to this financial "bath" is the student
morale in this area. Not only has there been a paucity of good social
events, but traditional highlights of the year, such as "Moods," can
not even make it off the ground. This has made students suspicious
of, and cynical toward, any Campus Coordinator plan, and this lent to
the apathetic reaction to Spring Formal.
Student morale as a whole is lower this year. Overcrowding, tuition
hikes, and other factors have severely dampened Bethel student desire
to become involved. (Note the fact that only one person applied for the
Clarion editorship, none for the yearly magazine, and only two tioketq
ran for President-Vice President in a very dull campaign).
Enumerating the reasons why Spring Formal bombed is easy. But it
doesn't help us come up with $3,000.
The Student Association has no extra money. Every penny has been
allocated.
The Bethel administration has been adamantly against helping the
students in this area. It seems like a logical position; it is our budget
and we should be financially responsible. Even though Student Affairs
does have too much control over the selection and regulation of the
Campus Coordinators, it is not fair to expect the administration to bail
us out of an activity planned by students for students.
What does that leave us? Some have suggested charging for the May
14 All-School Banquet (an event which is traditionally free). Three
dollars a student for 1000 students would cover the debt.
Arguments against this plan include that it would anger students
and that it would break a long-revered tradition. Some very high-placed
administrators are deadset against this plan and are arguing these very
reasons.
So what other proposals do administrators and students make?
The major one is the using of most of the $4,000 scholarship fund.
Admittedly, this would do the trick. We would be out of debt. But it
is incredible that a student referendum could be so easily ignored. And
talk about student anger! Those students who voted f6r the
scholarship proposal (and even those who did not) can not help but be
very disturbed with almost all of this money going to bail out the
Campus Coordinators.
And to use the escrow money for this would allow the
administration to get rid of the scholarship plan, a plan which many
Bethel administrators have privately lambasted from the beginning.
Upset with the fact that the scholarship idea was even considered,
much less even passed by the students, these administrators would
definitely not mind seeing this plan fade into oblivion.
We can not allow almost all of the scholarship money to be taken.
The student referendum must be respected.
So where do we get the money? There is no easy answer; we just
must come up with it.
Compromise is our only hope. We suggest that $2,000 be raised via
the selling of All-School Banquet tickets, with the remaining $1,000 to
be taken from the scholarship fund. Both are painful steps, as
tradition and referendum must be ignored to a degree. But it is the
only way we can save the banquet and the scholarships and still get
out of debt.
Next Tuesday night the Student Senate will decide the issue. Maybe
you should be there.
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by Dan Swanson
It is not always easy to see what the future holds in store for us.
President Carter didn't exactly paint an optimistic picture as he
discussed his energy program recently. As energy resources begin
to run out, all of us will sooner or later be forced to change our
life styles.
I had one major disappointment with President Carter's energy pro-gram.
Where were the proposals and plans for the development of
mass transit? It is obvious the automobile is not the vehicle of the
future. As for its replacement, I believe the railroad will become
the key to mass transit in the future.
The reincarnation of the railroad; soon it will have to begin a great
comeback and its rebirth will help to soften the economic repercus-sions
of energy shortage in the future. San Francisco and Washington
D.C. have been criticized heavily for their new and expensive subway
systems. While they have not been economically beneficial at the
present moment, the day will arrive when such cities will be far ahead
of cities like Minneapolis-St. Paul with its "Oughtamobile."
The development of mass transit will be expensive but it is the only
workable alternative for the continued life of many U.S. cities. New
York and Chicago, among others, have a head start but will have to up-grade
and revamp their existing systems to be more efficient. Cities
without any train systems have a difficult, expensive task ahead of
them.
Among the industrialized countries of the world, the U.S. is the only
country with no organized mass transportation system except for its
interstate highways. The bumbling buffoons of years past who led this
country on such a reckless, foolish path will now begin to
pay the real cost. It will not happen overnight or come about easy, but
it must be done. The sooner the better, as prices continually rise.
Many Americans wonder how people in countries such as West
Germany, Italy, Japan, France, etc. can manage to survive economic-ally
with gasoline prices ranging from $1.50 to over $2.00 a gallon. For
one thing, the average foreign car gets twice the mileage we do in our
gas-guzzling cars. The fact is, foreigners use way less energy than
Americans do. Also, the people of these countries have access to a
mass transit railway system that makes the el in Chicago a laughable
joke. Their trains are smooth, fast, efficient, and they exist as the very
living pulse of these countries. Its time for the U.S. to follow their
examples.
How will the U.S. be able to fund such an expensive project? It really
has no choice. How did it pay for its interstate highways? When the
time comes, the country will find a way; and yes, it will be the citizens
who will pay for it through taxes. The time to begin is now and I wish
President Carter would direct the extra income from higher gasoline
taxes in this area.
How nice it would be at this present moment if alongside 1494-694
were a commuter train line. Also, along with that, other train lines
along 194 and 35E & W. to crisscross the cities. Here at Bethel, we
would be located conveniently close to a train station where two
major railway lines would meet. Don't hold your breath, but the day
may come. It will have to come.
by Diana Gonzalez
Is Bethel going to offer a nurs-ing
program as part of its cur-riculum?
For the immediate
future at least, the answer to this
question is "no."
"We counsel prospective stu-dents
interested in nursing not to
come to Bethel if they are ex-pecting
that we will have a B.A.
program that they can participate
in or if they are expecting to
transfer to a four-year nursing
program," said Dwight Jessup,
director of academic affairs.
The Liason Committee, a bian-nual
committee concerned with
the relationship between
Mounds-Midway School of Nurs-ing
and Bethel College, met
Tuesday of last week. Both
Charlotte Olson, director of the
Mounds-Midway School of Nurs-ing,
and Dwight Jessup agreed
that there had been no signifi-cant
change in the status quo
since last fall.
"The one thing we are working
on is how long a student with a
R.N. degree from Mounds-Mid-way
would have to come to
Bethel to obtain a bachelor's
degree," said Jessup. "This in-volves
determining the kind of
credit they would get for their
Mounds-Midway courses."
Charlotte Olson said that she
has encouraged the committee
that deals with educational policy
to look at what kind of credit
they would give our students who
wanted to transfer to Bethel.
"There has been no answer from
them," she stated.
"Under our present program"
said Dwight Jessup, "Mounds-
Midway graduates would have to
go here three years to get a B.A."
"Our immediate plans for next
year is to continue the same ar-rangements
we have now. Our
Bethel faculty will teach ten
classes for the nursing stu-dents,"
said Jessup.
One thing that has been done
different this year is that the
nursing students have been com-ing
to Bethel at night for a
microbiology lab. This was done
as an experiment to see how hav-ing
science classes at Bethel
would work out.
There are other colleges which
offer programs to nursing stu-dents
who have completed their
studies at junior colleges or at
three-year nursing schools. For
instance, Wheaton College offers
a program whereby nursing grad-uates
go there two years and
obtain a B.A. degree. It is con-ceivable
that Bethel could estab-lish
one such program.
"Our plans are to continue
the present arrangement we have
with perhaps the option of get-ting
a bachelor's degree," said
Jessup.
Charlotte Olson said that she
thinks the problem is mainly an
economic one since instituting a
new program entails an increase
in expenditure.
"I'm still hopeful Bethel will
look seriously at this need,' said
Charlotte Olson. "There are stu-dents
who'd like to go to a Chris-tian
school of nursing for a four-year
degree and the options just
aren't available."
Many students using Bethel
housing are living in three per-son
rooms that were intended to
room two people. In November
psychology professor Steven
McNeel conducted a survey in
response to the overcrowding in
Bethel dormitories.
The statistical analysis of
survey results is not complete.
However, McNeel has some ob-servations
at this time as to the
kinds of perceptions that are as-sociated
with the feeling of
crowdedness.
To the Bethel community, this
study will be useful in making
future adjustments in living situa-tions.
All results will be fed into
the administrative structure so
that such factors as crowding and
noise may be considered by
those making the decisions.
All on-campus students were
surveyed with a very successsful
return rate of 78 per cent. The
survey consisted mainly of rating
scales in degrees of satisfaction
with various aspects of living
quarters, cooperation between
roommates and amount of con-trol
over living situations. Specif-ically
at Bethel, reactions to
dorm living by students in three
person rooms were compared to
reactions from those in two per-son
rooms.
Obviously those in three per-son
rooms felt more crowded
than those in two person rooms.
When students in the two dif-ferent
living situations rated
whether living conditions af-fected
them academically, social-ly,
or emotionally, very little dif-ference
was found between the
two groups. No additional health
problems were found in the
crowded rooms.
Four main problems or needed
changes noted by students in the
survey were: noise (personal and
structural components); visita-tion
hours; crowding; and poor
facilities on the old campus.
A difference showed itself in
the way males and females ex-pressed
crowded feelings. Men
seemed to associate crowding
with spacial density. In other
words, they would most likely
make complaints such as not
enough space, and too much
furniture for the space. Women,
on the other hand, felt crowded-ness
in terms of social density.
They would make such com-plaints
as too many people
around or not enough privacy.
According to the survey, these
factors did not cause rejection
of roommates.
This male/female difference is
reflected in other studies, says
McNeel. Generally, males tend to
be more task oriented than fe-males
and females tend to be
more personal and social ori-ented.
He feels these differences
are mainly learned and that over-lap
certainly exists. Further study
could reveal that optimum dorma-tory
situations for males and fe-males
could be achieved through
different approaches.
Crowding
effects
studied
by Becky Johnson
three
Phil Sackett is Academic Policies Committee chairman
Amazon excursion led Grading
by travel guide Bohne system
by Kathleen Asselin altered
Brian Bohne, a sophomore at
Bethel, former SMPer, and next
year's captain of the soccer team,
is trying his wings at a new ven-ture
this summer. He will be
leading a 19-day student excur-sion
tour through Brazil, Aug. 17-
Sept. 5.
When Brian arranged his SMP
transportation through the Travel
Company of Minnesota, 2829
University, St. Paul, they asked
him to gather information for a
student-oriented tour of the
Amazon River region.
"When I returned to the Twin
Cities, I presented them with bro-chures,
pictures, and my own
enthusiastic acquaintance with
the Amazon area," said Brian.
"Next thing, they asked if I would
like to lead it!" He jumped at the
chance.
Besides working last summer
in Brazil as a summer mission-ary,
Brian spent a year there as a
high school exchange student.
Thus he has a list of good con-tacts.
His responsibilities as tour
guide entail arranging travel,
reserving hotel accomodations,
and planning the entire itinerary
and activities in the South Ameri-can
country larger than the con-tinental
United States. His pay
comes in the trip expenses and in
"valuable experience," according
to Brian.
"I want to give students a
taste of the Brazilian people and
culture, instead of just the com-mercialized
sights that cater to
tourists," he explained. "I'm
keeping the price down so I can
get the right kind of people."
Now finalized at $1,115.00,
Brian's tour is a week longer
and $200 less than other tours
offered by travel agencies.
The itinerary schedules a stop
in the northern seaport of Manaus
on Aug. 18, with a dinner at the
Wycliffe Bible Translator's jungle
base. Here Brian has arranged for
a lecture in cross-cultural sen-sitivity
"to enrichen our boat trip
experience."
The cruise mentioned is the
highlight of the tour: four days
boating the Amazon. The travel-lers
will work along side the
crew, cooking Brazilian meals,
manning the riverboat, visiting
Indian settlements, observing
lush flora and fauna, and pene-by
James L. Mason
One hundred entries opened
the Annual Bethel Speech Festi-val
on April 19, 1977. First place
honors went to Lu Thompson,
Bruce Bohne, Amy Ward, and
Pete Ludlow.
Students contested in four
events — prose or poetry inter-pretation,
and informative or per-suasive
speaking.
Finalists in informative were P.
Ludlow, K. Asselin, K. Harrison
and P. Copeland; in persuasion
were Bruce Bohne, S. Larson, D.
Hansen, Steve Haag, and Sharon
four
trating deep jungle areas to hunt
and fish.
"My main punch is to offer a
field-work experience for stu-dents
to acquire a wealth of an-thropological
exposure as we
cover the total length of Brazil,"
Brian commented.
After the riverboat ride through
the tropical rainforest of the
Amazon, Bohne's version of the
Lewis and Clark Exposition will
head for Brasilia, the "ultra-modern,
model-city capitol."
Then bus trips are scheduled to
ports and interesting towns, such
as Novo Hamburg() ("great buys
in leather goods"), Caxias do Sul
("famous for its vineyards"), and
Gramado ("the honeymoon
town"). Nova Petropolis strays
from the Portuguese to the Ger-man
influence. Here the group
will reside in a Swiss-styled
chalet and participate in an
ethnic folk festival.
Rio de Janeiro,the horseshoe-shaped
Iguacu Falls, and the
Copacabana and Ipanema
beaches round out the colorful
excursion. Finagling prices and
flexible to changes, Brian is
aiming to make this Brazilian
trip one that people "will pay a
lot less for and get a lot more."
He encourages students to com-bine
the trip with independent
study for college credit. One girl
of the 15 to 20 tourists (still
room for a handful more) is
studying the unique geological
formations in Brazil ; others are
looking into medical conditions
of poor people in the rural jungle
areas and city "favelas" (slums).
"I'm willing to make the most
of any type of project or interest
that the travellers have as well as
make it feasible for study," said
Brian. He has suggestions for
free time during the tour; seeing
a professional soccer game,
skiing on an artificial slope, and
taking off for Uruguay or Argen-tina.
He also sees a double-pur-pose
in his healthy mixture of
Christians and secular students
in the group.
"It can be an outreach to the
non-Christians on the tour as well
as an influence on the Christians
as to the importance of the mis-sions
work we will observe," he
explained. "We'll have an en-thusiastic
mission field travelling
right with us."
Adams; and in poetry were A.
Ward, L. Patterson, H. Thomp-son,
B. Miller, and Chris Ander-son.
Prose finalists were L. Thomp-son,
L. Patterson, H. Thompson,
M. Anderson, W. Anderson, M.
Bernstrom, and S. Unruh.
Seventeen judges struggled to
make placements of these speak-ers.
James Mason, professor of
speech, and students Bill Fraatz,
Faith Chalmers, and Jo Beld co-ordinated
the festival.
Dr. Ernest Bormann, from the
University of Minnesota, spoke at
the awards banquet.
by Shelly Nielson
"Grades" are harmless-looking
alphabetical symbols which stu-dents
and professors are all, in
one way or another, concerned
about. When the value of Bethel's
grading system came into ques-tion,
a controversy arose.
The problem, as explained by
Dr. Olaf Olsen, is that of the
questionable worth of the "N"
grade in the evaluation of a stu-dent's
work in a course. This
policy of student rating was
established about six years ago
with the abandonment of "F" as a
grade. Since then, according to
Dr. Olsen, the new policy has
been the object of a growing dis-satisfaction
among both teachers
and students.
Many teachers felt the ambig-uity
of the grade itself made it an
impractical and unfair mark. "N"
was the grade given to any stu-dent
failing to complete the mini-mum
standards of work assigned
by the professor. The same sym-bol,
"N," appeared on a student's
transcript whether he had drop-ped
a course because of a too-heavy
work load, because of an
inability to complete a class
because of illness, or because he
had actually "failed" the course.
Dr. Olsen observed that the "N"
was translated by many graduate
schools into an "F." When the
student transferred with that
grade, his G.P.A. was refigured
and subsequently lowered. The
objection most teachers had to
the use of the "N," therefore, was
its ambiguity.
Others have a different concep-tion
of the real problem at hand.
According to some of the faculty
at Bethel, the ccrrnmittee vote
was a partial resolution of a diffi-culty,
but not a solution.
Stuart Luckman admits that
while he recognizes the "loop-by
Pete Taylor
As trees bud so do hopes of
what the summer will bring. Ex-citement
rises as we realize that
the year is nearly over. Seniors
probably have a little extra excite-ment,
however, since we realize
that our college days are nearly
through.
Some of us have been (and will
continue) looking for jobs; others
of us will continue to avoid reality
(to use a common slogan of those
outside the academic world) by
padding ourselves in academia.
Whatever the case, that combina-tion
of joy and fear is heightened
in the heart of the senior.
Last semester announcements
went out that all seniors inter-ested
in serving on a commence-ment
committee should get to-gether.
The committee is com-posed
of all those who re-sponded,
and together we have
been putting the three com-holes"
of the "N" grading system,
he feels revising that system
does not eliminate the problems
of giving letter grades. He is
"suspicious of the motivation in
'grading systems' because they
are often so indirectly related to
the student learning process."
Mr. Luckman also feels too
much emphasis is being placed
on this specific question. A grade
is "often a confirmation of what
the student already knows, pro-viding
a solid evaluation has
taken place throughout the
course."
Mr. Luckman therefore pro-poses
we restructure our own
ideas on grading, enlarging them
to involve evaluation, instead of
attacking a minute aspect such
as the "N." Little time, he states,
has been dedicated to discussing
"evaluation," while hours have
been spent deciding on the one
grading principle that, as if it
were a sieve, everyone must fit
through.
Likewise, Don Larson is on the
side that affirms "the problem of
grading should be separated from
the whole matter of evaluation
and goals." He feels that when
mencement weekend programs
(alumni banquet, baccalaureate,
and commencement) in order.
Dr. Virgil Olson, executive
secretary of world missions for
the BGC, will address the class at
baccalaureate. Elizabeth Eliot,
visiting professor at Gordon
Conwell Seminary, will be the
main speaker at commencement.
Many student parts have been
incorporated in both services as
well. Student participants and
their respective part in each serv-ice
is as follows:
Baccalaureate
Speakers: Sue Kipp, introduc-tion
of speaker; Tannis Hart
Adams and Glen Bloomstrom,
senior testimonials; Laura Alden,
creative reading; Mark Troxel, .
benediction.
Music: Lyna Jane Thompson,
piano prelude; Dawn Harper,
organ; Sue Lock, Cindy Nixon,
deciding such an issue, one must
take into consideration all the
aspects of grading.
Dr. Larson states that grading
systems pronounced "true and
final" are unfair, not allowing for
differences in courses and stu-dents.
If the teacher would con-cern
himself with evaluation in-stead
of with this one area,
grading, progress toward an
effective rating policy might be
achieved.
The dilemma of grades has
here been approached from two
angles: from the practical side,
and from that of the faction con-cerned
with fair evaluation over
cut and dried grades. When the
vote last Tuesday decided the
outcome of past problems with
the "N" grading system, it also
provoked a secondary dispute.
Nonetheless, the new policy
which substitutes "WP" (with-draw,
passing) and "NC" (no
credit) for the "N" will become
the standard form of grading at
Bethel in the future. It will last as
long as Bethel itself, or, as
others, more pessimistic, pro-phesied,
until its hidden prob-lems
become evident.
Carrie Setterberg, vocal trio;
Linda Herrmann, director of en-semble.
Commencement Speakers : Nancy
LeTourneau, call to worship;
Pete Taylor, invocation; Gayle
Trollinger, introduction of speak-er;
Jeff Miller, tribute to parents,
Gary Setterberg, benediction.
Music: Cindy Wobig, prelude;
Phyllis Buttner, vocal solo.
The committee has asked
President Lundquist to ask the In-vocation
at Baccalaureate and Dr.
Weintz, professor of English lit-erature,
to give the prayer of ded-ication
at commencement.
Two student committee
members, Jeff Miller and Dave
Johnson, are working with Curt
Fauth in finalization of alumni
banquet details.
Commencement weekend
plans are quickly taking shape.
But they have to: graduation is
only three weeks away!
Speech tournament
winners announced
Baccalaureate and commencement
speakers named by committee
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Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire
Mirth, and youth, and warm desire!
Woods and groves are of they dressing ;
Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing.
Thus we salute thee with our early song,
And welcome thee, and wish thee long.
— John Milton
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`Showboat' production
by Dawn Hart
The air of the Old South, the roar of the mighty Mississippi, and the
excitement of early American Theatre set the scene and created the
excitement of Bethel's production of Kern! Hammerstein's"ShowBoat."
The show is colorfully costumed, and the tastefully designed set
tells the story of the Cotton Blossom, a grand showboat of the
Mississippi in the 1800's. The plot follows Magnolia (Beth Ekberg) and
Jason (Brian Mulder) as they fall in love, marry and go through hard
times. Both play strong leads, carrying the story through to its finish
with touching scenes of devotion, success and failure. "Show Boat" is
one show from early American theatre that speaks strongly, yet
subtlely, of the injustices against the "colored folk".
The bright spots of the show are carried fully by eight individual cast
members. Captain Andy, portrayed by Steve Johnson, pulled the pace
of the play action to a high point in most of his scenes. Tim
Zimmerman and, Linda Hermann, who play the dynamic comic duo,
Frank and Ellie, add refreshing touches. Bruce Dahlman and Dana
Olson are a stitch as they portray two Confederate Hillbillies. Parthy,
Captain Andy's wife (Mary Wilson) is one of the most professionally
played characters as is the character of Joe (Paul Glanton). And of
course the tremendous vocal quality displayed by Jenny Woods (Miss
Julie), help make the show an excellent example of the vocal training
available at Bethel.
Production problems are telltales of the large cast and crew "Show
Boat" requires. The balance between the orchestra and choral singing
weighs heavily on the orchestration side. Many times enunciation,
articulation and projection lacks, causing the audience to concentrate
too heavily on the lines and lyrics.
Despite the balance problems, the choral numbers are excellent in
quality. All the musical numbers are harmonically "perfect" and "Old
Man River" is a sure seller.
"Show Boat" can provide a "crisp recreation" and bring you down
the Mississippi on the old showboat for fun, excitement and sorrow.
Clarion golf
tournament
May 16
by Paul Healy
An impressive contingent of
Bethel golfers will convene on
scenic Como golf course on May
16, for the Second Annual Bethel
Clarion Como Study Day Golf
Epic (SABCCSDGE).
Tournament Co-coordinators
and Handicap Committee Chair-persons
(TCCHCCs) Bill Troll-inger
and Paul Healy (last year's
team champions) are excited
about the response to the tour-nament.
"What a field," comments
Healy. "Listen to these teams.
Dan Swanson and Greg Wilcox,
Arlan Swanson and Tad Johnson,
"Como" Peterson and Tim Traudt,
"Tex" Johnson and Chuck Haaa-land,
Jerry Healy and Al Glenn,
Ed Petersen and Kevin Hallstrom.
Add to that such 'undeclared'
entries as Sparky "Lumberjack"
Anderson, Bill Healy, "Fair-banks"
Trollinger, Curt Oslin and
"Mulligan" Osgood and we're
talking fierce competition."
According to Trollinger, rules
subcommittee chairman (RSC),
the rules for this year's epic are
similar to those which were
"largely ignored" last year.
1. No golf team members
allowed. (Have your own tour-nament..)
2. All strokers must be count-ed.
3. Players may play only one
ball per hole, except on holes 1,
3, 10, 14, 16, 18, where one (1)
Mulligan will be allowed. How-ever,
in line with the serious
nature of the epic there will be
only three (3) Mulligans allowed
per player for 18 holes.
4. No smoking, drinking,
swearing or dancing on holes 1,
5, 14, 18.
5. Hyperborean (arctic) rules
are in order. This means that you
may move the ball up to six
inches, no nearer the hole, if your
ball is in the fairway, your own, or
otherwise (Wilcox).
All entries should be made im-mediately
with the form below.
Those who require more than a 20
stroke handicap, must submit an
official "chop" form to the co-ordinators.
Forms are available at
the Clarion office.
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Visual Art
April 29 - May 6 Alexander Calder, 15 different original color
lithographs, Investment Art Gallery, 5814
Excelsior Blvd. St. Louis Park
April 29 - May 6 Ruben Trejo, visiting Chicano artist, Gallery 1,
Coffman Gallery, University of Minnesota.
April 29 - May 6 Galaxies, Nik Krevitsky, stitchery, Blooming-ton
Art Center 10206 Penn Ave. S., Blooming-ton
April 29 - May 6 The Commencement Exhibition, Minneapolis
College of Art and Design, 133 E. 25th St.,
Mpls.
Music
April 29 Minnesota Orchestra at Orchestra Hall,
8 p.m., concert includes Haydn, Stravinsky,
Takemitsu and Debussy.
April 29 - 30 Showboat, Bethel College, Old Campus Gym,
8 p.m.
April 29 The Rise and Fall of the City of Mohogonny,
8 p.m., O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, College
of St. Catherine
Dance
April 29-30 Jo Savino Ballet, 8 p.m. Edyth Bush Theatre,
690 Cleveland Ave.
April 30 Him and She, Tom Kanthak and Wendy
Ansley, 8 p.m., Theatre Guild of Performing
Arts, 504 Cedar Ave.
Theatre
April 29-May 7 Once Upon A Mattress, 8 p.m., Theatre 1900,
Howard Conn Fine Arts Center, 1900 Nicollet
Ave.
April 29 - May 7 Death of a Salesman, 8 p.m., Chimera Theatre
April 29 - May 7 The Price, 8 p.m., Park Square Theatre
April 29 - May 7 Oliver, Children's Theatre Company
Beethoven performed
at Orchestra Hal!
by Elaine Stumbo
Tuesday night I had the opportunity to hear the Cleveland Orchestra
perform an All-Beethoven Program at Orchestra Hall. The works
performed were the Overture to Fidelio, Opus 72; Symphony No. 8 in F
major, Opus 93; and Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Opus 67. Conductor
was Loren Maazel.
Being a Beethoven fan, I looked forward to the performance with
anticipation. I was not disappointed. The orchestra played well ;
Beethoven would have been proud. I cannot say that the performance
was flawless but to my ear the orchestra did Beethoven justice.
One of the Orchestra's strongest points was their ability to achieve
contrast. This was especially evident considering the acoustics of
Orchestra Hall. (It is so sensitive that I could hear, from the 22nd row,
the thud of Maazel's heels as they landed on the platform.) In several
spots of the symphonies a pianissimo is required. The large size of the
orchestra, when considered with the acoustics, would almost rule out
the possibility of a true pianissimo, but the delicacy of the
pianissimo's were in exact proportion with the forte's and fortissimo's.
The conductor, Loren Maazel, was exciting to watch. At times he
was passive, as if he wasn't all that involved in what was going on. But
at other times, particularly during the first movement of the Fifth
Symphony, he was totally immersed. His entire body became an
extension of his baton. Mr. Maazel's technique was not that of the
typical conductor.
He was more of a director, telling each section, with a point of his
baton or movement of his hand, how to move or when to change
dynamics.
Overall, the performance was excellent. The entire audience was
very pleased, as the standing ovation the orchestra received was
witness to.
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Festival May 6
The Spring Music Festival will
be presented Friday, May 6 at
eight p.m. in the physical educa-tion
center. The Women's Choir,
directed by Mary Fall, the Male
Chorus, directed by Oliver Mogck,
and the Orchestra, directed by
Wayne Fritchie will do combined
numbers and solo groups.
The public is invited. There will
be no admission charge; a free
will offering will be received.
Chapel Schedule
Monday—Pat Repp, "Country
Christian"
Tuesday—Senior share
Wednesday—Pastor Spickel-m
ier
Thursday—Sister Albertine
Friday—Rev. Leith Anderson
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Professors Dalton and Bohlmeyer (Dr. Larson out of town)
EAST ASIA STUDY PROGRAM
JUNE 7 - AUGUST 8
Complete summer studies in East
Asia visiting Taiwan, Hong Kong,
Japan, and Hawaii while studying
cultural history and comparative
religion. 8 Weeks for $1850
includes tuition and air fare.
For descriptive brochure, con-tact
EAST ASIA STUDY PROGRAM,
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Tournament begins tomorrow
Defending champs
remain undefeated
continued from p. 1
ing experience."
Besides being selected be-cause
of their special interests in
problems such as language pro-grams,
Danforth associates are
chosen because of their personal
concern in their work.
"I think we qualify because of
our college commitment to the
values and ideals of education,"
Dr. Bohlmeyer commented. "Stu-dent-
teacher relationships are
partly what they (Danforth
Foundation) look at." She added
that moral and spiritual values
were important in her applica-
Contribution
aids project
Bethel will contribute $1,089.20
to the American Association of
Evangelical Students' (AAES)
"Dig It" project. The project's
purpose is to raise money for the
World Relief Commission to pro-vide
wells in drought-stricken
areas of Africa.
The World Relief Commission
is the official overseas relief
branch of the National Associa-tion
of Evangelicals and is recog-nized
by the State Department.
The goal of each AAES-affili-ated
school was to raise $1 per
student. Bethel's drive, led by the
Senate's Public Action Commit-tee,
contributed $700 raised from
interim basketball marathon and
$89.20 from the recent food day
fast.
An additional $300 in residual
funds from last years' projects
will also be contributed.
There was no official count,
but Sarah Brotten, PAC chair-man,
estimated that 60 people
participated in the Food Day fast.
"That $89 is a real disappoint-ment
because last fall a fast
brought $460," Sarah said. Food
Service kept no count of pledges
for the fast.
tion.
Doc Dalton simply explained to
the committee his relationship
with students which includes his
famous coffee corner, a Chinese
meal with his China history
class, and his day-to-day rela-tionships
with students.
"It was an embarassing thing
to do," Doc related. "We had
to 'toot our own- horns.' " But
besides Doc's application, the
Danforth Foundation received
recommendations from two other
faculty members, one administra-tor
and one student.
Doc simply shared his feelings
Lundquist, continued from p. 1
The president has a large office
with ample windows overlooking
a grassy hill and the lake. It is
uncluttered and furnished with
several comfortable-looking
chairs, a sofa, and a rich-looking
solid walnut desk. One wall is full
of books ranging from best--
sellers, to commentaries, to
books about college growth.
As he walks into his office he
stops and talks to his secretary.
"When it's 1 :30 in Washington I
want you to try to get a hold of
Chuck Colson again. Oh, and I
need to talk to Jerry Wessman
sometime today, don't I?"
After talking with a lawyer
about some pending legislation
that could affect the seminary,
and a meeting with a seminary
professor, we have lunch in the
office. The president's guests are
some friends who also happen to
be the parents of prospective
students. After a leisurely lunch-eon
of filet mignon, he is back at
it.
Curt Fauth is in the office now
concerning a fund raising pro-gram
the alumni office is con-ducting.
After that the conversa-tion
shifts to the locations of
Fauth's office next year. Later the
and attitudes toward students.
He expalined that he, as is the
Danforth Foundation, seeks to
humanize teaching. "I try to start
a course with my attitudes toward
students and my feeling toward
the worth of every student." He
also seeks to be in keeping with
this in his actions outside the
classroom so that "it's not just
words."
The three members will attend
regional conferences every two
years which focus on humaniz-ing
teaching and dealing with
issues and problems in higher
education.
president explains, "Normally I
don't deal with things like the
location of offices and that sort
of thing. Most of the day to day
operations of Bethel are left up to
the vice-presidents. My work is
more concerned with the long-range
planning and some public-relations."
For his last appointment of the
day he attends a meeting of the
Consortium of Minnesota Semi-naries.
Afterwards, he retreats
back to the office to do some
correspondence before he goes
home.
His favorite dinner is Polyne-sian
food but tonight he has a
date for the Spring Formal with
his daughter, Sue, as his wife is
out of town.
He seems to enjoy the pres-sures
and the pace of his job and
is concerned about the "personal
development" of those under-neath
him. He also insists that he
has been sincere when he has
left an open invitation for stu-dents
to come and see him. So, if
you really want to get to know the
Bethel administration, take him
up on his invitation and drop over
and see Dr. Lundquist some time.
by Bruce Olsen
Edgren Gold ran their un-defeated
streak to three last
Saturday with a narrow 5-4 deci-sion
over Off Campus West.
Gold, who are the defending IM
softball champions, had to stop
a seventh inning threat by West
to win.
Brad Nelson was the winning
pitcher for Gold, using his high-arcing
pitch to force West into
numerous pop flies and ground
balls. Shortstop Alan Steier made
an unbelievable catch on a ball
hit up the middle to put out the
fire in the third inning.
In other action, Edgren Blue
knocked off Townhouse II by a
score of 11-5. TH II led most of
the way until the quick-footed
Kim Walker started to run on the
basepaths. Walker rattled the
townhouse defense and forced
them into many errors.
by Greg Kuntz
The Bethel men's track team
narrowly missed second place in
a five-team meet at River Falls,
Wis. last Saturday. Only two-and-
a-half points separated the
Royals from the host, River Falls.
No records were set, but the
Bethel trackmen enjoyed several
highlights. Bethel sprinters Nate
Allen, who is the team's top indi-vidual
scorer, senior Gene Blair,
and Mike Bogard captured first,
second, and third in times of
22.4, 22.6, and 22.8 respectively
in the 220 yard dash.
"I believe that's the first time
Bethel runners have finished like
that in the 220 in the school's
history," said Coach Gene Glader.
Allen also took first in the 100-
yard dash with a 10.05 clip, and
Mike Bogard came in third.
Blair took first place honors in
the 440-yard dash in 50.6, and
Kevin Shenk finished third.
Curt Brown and Dave Clapp
finished first and second respec-tively
in the 880-yard dash, neck
and neck with times of 1:56.85
and 1:56.89.
The mile relay team of Clapp,
Shenk, Brown and Grayden Held
took first in 3:25.6. The 440 Relay
team of Allen, Bogard, Shenk and
Blair took first in 43.4.
Bill Whittaker came in third in
the 440 intermediate hurdles and
Townhouse I ruined a clean
sweep by the Edgren teams when
they beat Edgren Green by a
score of 11-7. The see-saw bat-tle
was marred by countless
errors by Green and saw fresh-man
Todd Chapman hit what was
"perhaps the longest home run of
the season," according to Wally
Brown, intramural director.
A double elimination tourna-ment
will start tomorrow with
nine teams to begin play. The
faculty team has already been
knocked out of competition due
to the lack of interest in the
round robin tourney.
Brown said that the round
robin games are being played to
see which teams are interested
in playing in the double elimina-tion
tourney. He also does not
want to see two good teams
play each other in the opening
round of the tournament.
Mark Neufeld took fifth. Whit-taker
also captured third in the
javelin, hurling it 170'4".
Big Steve Carrigan put the shot
46'1" to take first, and Rick Knopf
cleared an even six feet in the
high jump to finish third. He also
finished third in the long jump.
Paul Rasmussen vaulted 13' to
finish fifth, and Jon Van Loon,
who had a slight muscle pull in
his leg, finished third in the triple
jump.
Kevin Bostrom took fifth in the
2-mile walk, a rare event, in
20:09, a school record.
The University of Wisconsin at
Eau Claire took first, with 107 1/2
points, River Falls second, with
80 1/2, Bethel third with ,78,
Carleton fourth with 43, and
Lakewood Junior College fin-ished
fifth with 3.
Coach Glader expressed his
appreciation despite just missing
second place in the meet: "We
came close, but this year's team
is the best we've ever had. If we
continue to show improvement
and have no injuries, we'll cer-tainly
be favored in the con-ference
meet."
Tomorrow the Bethel trackmen
will compete in the Eleventh
Annual Macalester Relays, a
nine-team meet including all the
M.I.A.C. schools, plus Carleton.
The extravaganza begins at 12:30
p.m. at the Macalester track.
Trackmen tune up for
conference meet
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Cheryl Staurseth (in the middle) concentrates on way to new
Bethel record
Women's track team
finishes on upswing
Karyl Frye, the new woman's athletic director
Royals taught lesson
by Gustavus, LaCrosse
Carol Frye
accepts A.D.
appointment
by Gayle Trollinger
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by Greg Smith
The Bethel women's track team
concluded the regular season
with a momentous upswing which
will carry them into the state
competition on Monday.
The Bethel women captured
four firsts in Saturday's Gustavus
Cinder Open, leading them to a
third place in the team competi-tion.
In' the field, Carol Anderson
and Sheryl Meyer leaped 4'10"
and 4'8" respectively to take first
and second in the high jump
competition while Jan Engel
achieved a throw of 34'8.5" to win
the shot put.
On the track, Denise Egge led
the one milers with a finishing
time of 5:40.5.
Cheryl Staurseth set a new
Bethel record in the 100 yard
hurdles with a time of 17.8.
Bethel's two mile relay team
maintained their consistency and
brought home the fourth first
place with a 10:23.6, taking them
closer to the regional competition
in mid-May.
Three appointments in Bethel
College's athletics staff were an-nounced
April 21 by Dean George
Brushaber, effective September
1
Charles (Chub) Reynolds, head
football coach and assistant pro-fessor
of physical education, has
been named coordinator of ath-letics
and director of men's ath-letics;
and James Bragg, director
of college relations, has been
named head basketball coach,
both for a two-year period and re-placing
Roger Daviswho will
return to a high school teaching
position.
Reynolds joined the Bethel
faculty in 1970 after teaching in
Park Rapids and Windom, Minn.,
and in Akron, Iowa. He is a
graduate of Augustana College,
where he majored in business
administration, and South Dakota
State College, where his master's
program was done in physical
education.
Two years ago his Bethel
squad tied for first place in Tri-
State Conference competition
and last season placed second
with a 7-2 overall record, winning
3 and losing 1 in conference
eight
With a second and fourth place
in the 880-yard run, a third and a
fourth in the 440-yard hurdles,
and thirds in the 440 relay and 220
yard dash, Bethel returned home
on a note of success.
Monday proved to be the
climax of the women's regular
season as Bethel knocked off
Gustavus in a nine-school meet
at Macalester, placing second to
St. Olaf.
Again Bethel's two-mile relay
team continued their string of
outstanding performances with a
second in the competition.
At the end of the day the tallied
results revealed four new Bethel
records. Sheryl Meyer hurled the
discus 89'7", ,Cheryl Staurseth
ran 28.5 in the 220-yard dash,
Gail Anderson clocked a 2:27 in
the 880 and Denise Egge ran the
440 hurdles at 1 :17.
Denise Egge emerged from the
Macalester meet with seconds in
the mile, 440-yard hurdles and
the javelin. Combined with her
efforts in the two mile relay, she
amassed a total of 32 team
points.
games and winning 2 of 3 en-counters
in preliminary M.I.A.C.
competition. Reynolds will con-tinue
as head football coach.
Bragg came to Bethel in 1968
as assistant dean of students and
became director of admissions
and financial aid in 1969, with
these duties merging into his
present position. Under his lead-ership,
enrollment has surged
from 1044 to 1746 over a five-year
period. He will continue to
administer this area along with
basketball coaching.
From 1962 to 1968 Bragg was
director of physical education
and athletics and head basketball
coach at Aurora College (III.)
where his teams set recordS in
district competition and national
evaluation. Before going to Aur-ora,
Bragg was athletic director at
Trinity College in Chicago where
his teams compiled a 79-41
record. His lifetime record is 156
wins and 94 losses.
Bragg is a graduate of Minne-haha
Academy, Elmhurst College,
Trinity Divinity School, and re-ceived
his M.A. in educational
administration from the Univers-ity
of Minnesota.
The physical education depart-ment
is undergoing a major face
lift. One of these changes will see
Tricia Brownlee move into the
dean's office as assistant to the
dean. Karyl Frye, instructor in
physical education, will fill
Brownlee's shoes and become
the women's athletic director.
Frye, presently part-time, has
coached women's volleyball,
basketball and is now coaching
softball. Her new, full-time duties
will include recruiting, coaching
and general overseeing of the
women's program.
"I feel very fortunate. I took a
chance last year coming to Bethel
College," Frye commented, and
added, "I am very excited about
next year and hope to be able to
add to the program."
Frye has a very positive outlook
toward Bethel's P.E. department.
"I was amazed at first and still
am at the number of well-skilled
and professional people in the
department." She feels the pro-grams
offered provide a good
background, "especially the
teacher education program."
In the coming year Frye hopes
to see "further development of
strong women's programs—ones
able to compete with other
small colleges at the state level."
Along with excellence in com-petition,
Frye also stresses that
Bethel needs to continue attract-ing
athletes with strong Christ-ian
commitments. "We need to
mesh the two."
Coach Frye takes her new posi-tion
with strong qualifications.
She is presently working on her
doctorate program in sports psy-chology.
She began her studies
at Florida State University and
will probably finish up at the Uni-versity
of Minnesota. She is also
working on a minor in exercise
physiology. She hopes to build
a greater emphasis on these two
areas within the Bethel program.
Last year Karyl Frey called
Bethel "on a whim" and landed
a part time coaching job. Next
year she will be women's athletic
director and she "is looking for-ward
to the position—a lot!"
ELWOOD
CARLSON
GLASSES
SPORTS GLASSES
CONTACT LENSES
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St. Paul, Minn. 55102
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by Bruce Olsen
"We played them for experi-ence."
said Coach Paul Reasoner
after his netmen had dropped two
matches last weekend by iden-tical
9-0 scores. The team played
Gustavus Adolphus College and
the University of Wisconsin at La-
Crosse in the one-sided affair.
Missing the number two and
four singles players, Steve Brown
and Dave Fredericks, would not
have made much difference in the
final outcome according to Rea-soner.
"We would have lost by the
same score had those two guys
been there," said Reasoner.
"Gustavus is the best small
The Bethel baseball team over-came
an early week eligibility
scandal and swept a double-header
from Dordt last weekend.
The team was almost forced to
put an ad in the Clarion for a
second catcher, but freshman
Tim Bont proved to be an ade-quate
receiver in place of two year
starter Mark Barton.
The first game turned out to be
a pitcher's duel. Thanks to some
clutch hitting in the seventh and
the eighth innings, Tim Doten
turned out to be the winner. The
final score was 3-2, but it could
have gone the other way early in
the game.
Freshman Steve Mikkelson,
starting his second league game,
threw a Dordt runner out who was
trying to score from second base
on a single. The next inning Steve
threw another runner out who
was attempting to advance to
third base on a hard single.
Dordt did score in the bottom
of the first on a single and a
double. The score remained 1-0
until the fifth inning. Doten
began the inning by walking a
batter, who then stole second
and scored on a single. The play
at home on the runner was hotly
disputed by Doten but the umpire
refused to listen.
The Dordt pitcher no-hit hit the
Royals until the seventh inning
when designated hitter Mark
Rapinchuck singled over the first
baseman's head. Cam Johnson
reached first following an error by
Dordt's second baseman. Steve
Mikkelson then singled and,
school in the state and La-
Crosse plays some tough corn-petition
too."
This weekend the Royals will
be going against Sioux Falls and
Yankton Colleges at Sioux Falls.
These two meets will wrap up
the regular season matches of the
Tri-State Conference, in which
Bethel is expected to take the
top prize.
So far this season the Royals
have a perfect 3-0 conference
record, winning matches over
Dordt, Northwestern of Iowa, and
Westmar Colleges. The team will
be trying to peak for the con-ference
meet on May 6 and 7 at
Sioux Falls College.
coupled with a passed ball, both
"Rap" and Johnson scored.
The tied score forced an extra
inning. With two outs, transfer
Dean Kaioi drew a walk, stole
second and scored on Curt
Oslin's dead single to right field.
Doten retired the side in the bot-tom
of the eighth to up his league
record to 3-0.
The second game started as a
pitchers' duel but ended quite the
opposite for the Royals. With the
Royals down 1-0 after three in-nings,
the bats started hitting
and scored two. three and two
runs respectively in the next three
innings.
Curt Oslin, who pitched the
second game, struck out eleven,
walked four, and yielded but five
hits. The big sticks in the second
game were captain Kevin Hall-strom,
who went three for three.
Mark Rapinchuk, who is the DH
while recovering from a pulled
hamstring, went three for four.
Mark Grindahl had a two run
double but he was thrown out
trying for third.
Coach Bob Nielson said, "We
played our kind of ball the second
game. We had solid pitching, we
hit the ball, we ran, and we
played solid defense. Dordt wasn't
even in the game. The guts we
showed in the first game took the
juice out of the Dordt guys and
enabled us to sweep."
The two wins gave the Royals a
5-1 record but an official record of
2-4 due to the ineligibility of
catcher Mark Barton.
Reynolds, Bragg to fill
vacated positions
Eligibility ruling fails
to stop Bethel nine

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Carlson to be publications watchdog
Three Bethel professors
receive Danforth awards
Spire only a year late....maybe
by Laura Alden
The mismanaged Spire of the
1975-76 school year will, barring
further complications, be deliver-ed
before the end of May. "We're
hoping for May 13," said Dave
Johnson, former chairman of the
Communications Board.
Earlier this week, in a des-perate
effort to get the year-old
yearbook out this spring, Mack
Nettleton, director of student
affairs, met with Gen Bolger of
Bolger Publications and free-lance
graphic artist Bob Hedlund,
who has taken over the Spire.
"Anytime you break a contract,
as we have, the control you have
over prices and deadlines is
gone," said Nettleton, before
going to the meeting. "We have
$3800 set aside to work with and
if we can't complete it for that, we
may have to abort the entire pro-ject."
But as a result of the negotia-tions,
Nettleton has decided to
try again to produce last year's
yearbook. "Bolger," said Nettle-ton,
"is doing everything in their
power to meet the delivery date."
Fortunately, Bolger will not
charge Bethel for the long over-due
deadlines. (The cost of the
Spire will total $9400 — plus
$2000 in student stipends —
leaving $300 for mailing expenses
and material costs for Hedlund.)
Even more fortunately, Bethel
Alumnus Bob Hedlund, a pro-fessional
industrial and fashion
photographer and graphic de-signer,
came to Bethel's aid last
fall. "He p;c.;,- -...,1 it up," said
Nettleton, "as a favor to Bethel."
In his spare time, Hedlund vir-tually
put together the Spire,
developing over 200 photographs,
doing some graphic designing
and much of the keylining. "Bob
stepped in and saved the whole
thing," said Editor Barb Elseth.
"He designed the book out of the
kindness of his heart. Jim (Hack-ett,
Spire photographer) and I
should've paid Bob our stipends.
Hedlund says he will chalk the
time spent on the Spire (worth
about $3500 in his profession) up
as a contribution to Bethel.
The Spire's problems began in
the spring of 1976 when Barb
Elseth (Fitch) could not, because
of "staff problems," meet dead-lines.
The book was scheduled
for a May, 1976, delivery, then a
September delivery, a December
delivery and a February, 1977,
delivery.
Editor Elseth attributes the
delay to poor management on her
part, poor supervision from the
Communications Board and Stu-dent
Senate and lack of student
involvement. "All of the copy I
assigned came in two months
late. The busiest person on cam-pus,
President Lundquist, was
the only person who met a dead-line
for me," she said.
"The whole project was really
difficult for me," Barb said. "No-body
knew what was involved. I
couldn't get started until Novem-ber
because it took the Student
Senate that long to approve my
budget. The Senate needs to be
educated about publication prices
and practices."
Barb concedes that much of
the blame for the Spire disaster
rests with hor. "But," she !,-ays
"it's not like we have had a
history of successful Spires. It's
been going downhill for a long
time and it just bottomed out."
As to the possibility of return-ing
her stipend to Bethel, Barb
feels that she "put in more than
$1100 worth of work." She says
she has "no guilt hang-ups"
about the yearbook. "I know I
made some mistakes," she said,
"but I cared about that book. No
one can really understand my
feelings unless they've been
there."
Alvera Mickelsen, student pub-lications
advisor, hopes that last
year's experience will change the
idea that Bethel "needs" a year-book.
"College yearbooks have
passed their state of usefulness,"
she says.
"The student calendar and pro-gram
is so jammed that quality
people don't have the hundreds of
hours it takes to produce a year-book,"
Mickelsen continued. "In
a cgllege this size, there is rarely
one student who has the artistic,
journalistic and organizational
talents for this kind of exper-ience.
A college yearbook should
be done only in class, as a class
project."
Mark Carlson, chairman of the
Communications Board, does not
foresee resurrection of the Spire
either. "If anything," he said, "we
will work for a continuation and
possible enlargement of the
Passages magazine."
"I'd like to see students take
the leadership in publications,"
he said. "I don't want to see
tighter strings put on their cre-ativity
because of the Spire
experience."
I-Inwever, ,Caris.on added, "We
will begin to keep a closer watch
on the budgets of student publi-cations."
by Suzi Wells
Teachers who show genuine
concern for students and prob-lems
in a college community
seldom receive rewards for their
labors other than personal satis-faction.
Now three Bethel faculty mem-
;),--13, Dr. Don Larson.
and anthropology professor; Dr.
Roy Dalton, history professor;
and Dr. Jeannie Bohlmeyer, Eng-lish
professor have been ap-pointed
as Danforth Associates,
basically for their concern.
The Danforth Association
recognizes college and university
faculty and their spouses for
their efforts to humanize educa-tion
and their personal concern
for students. The three new as-sociates
are the first from Bethel
to be selected in the program,
which has 6000 members from
900 colleges and universities in
the United States.
Each of the professors were
required to fill out an applica-tion
to become Danforth Associ-ates,
giving biographical informa-tion,
describing relationships
with students, and explaining
what they felt was a major
problem on campus.
Dr. Larson fnit that one rea-son
he might have been selected
for the association was his con-cern
about the language learn-ing
and language programs at the
college. "I'd like to develop an
alternative approach to language
study, and get people involved
more deeply, indepth more realis-tically
in language," he said.
He continued that he thought
students in a liberal arts col-lege
should be learning from
international students. "Students
ought to have an experience with
someone with a background dif-ferent
than his own as a learn-
April 29, 1977 continued on p. 7
Clarion
A day with the President
President Carl Lundquist
by Mark Troxel
In the minds of most students,
the Bethel administration is most
commonly manifested in the likes
of Dean Brushaber or Dean
Nettleton. While these men might
be more visible to most students,
Dr. Carl Lundquist is the true
helmsman of the Bethel adminis-tration.
He is only the third president in
Bethel's history, serving in that
position since 1954. His rigorous
schedule as president, as well as
his many commitments keeps
him away from the campus more
than he would like. Even so, I
found the president to be a
gracious host who was patient
enough to let me tag along with
him one day last week.
Dr. Lundquist's day usually
begins with devotions and an
early breakfast with his wife,
Nancy. His marriage seems to
occupy an important part of his
life as his accomplishments are
always spoken of in terms of
"we."
Instead of breakfast at home,
though, today has begun with a
7:15 breakfast at Mr. Steak with
David Lissner. Lissner brings the
president up to date on the
potential buyer for old campus.
Dr. Lundquist is due back at
the college at 8:20 to speak to a
class of freshmen. He is a few
minutes late as he walks into a
room full of restless writing and
research students. He is wearing
a subdued plaid suit with shiny
brown shoes. Despite the fact
that some of the questions
students asked are less than
probing, he seems to genuinely
enjoy talking to students. He
mentioned several times that he
didn't have enough contact with
students. "Students are what we
are in business for. We can never
lose sight of that. Many times
what they think is a problem is
actually a lack of information on
their part. But as long as they
have a problem in their minds, we
have to treat it as a real problem."
After meetings with some staff
people, an appearance in chapel,
and a consultation with Professor
Gene Johnson about a new
building, we drive back to Dr.
Lundquist's office at the semi-nary.
He is famous for his orange
Fiat two-seater. Not exactly what
one would expect a college
president to be driving, he
explains that it is the only thing
that will fit in the garage along
side of his wife's Oldsmobile. He
also admitted that it was "really
fun to drive."
continued on p. 7
letters to
the editor
Professor glories
Dear Editor:
While it is not uncommon to
find in a college newspaper the
names and faces of students with
whom one comes in contact in
the classroom, it can come as a
surprise when as a staff member
who is an infrequent visitor to the
campus, and only during evening
hours, one finds familiar faces in
one issue of such a campus
paper. I am known to few Bethel
students, for I teach only the
American Constitutional Law
course on the Bethel campus,
two nights a week, in the
present school year and in the
comparable term in the previous
year.
The March 25 edition of the
Clarion contained pictures of six
of my students, three from last
year, three from the present term.
I am delighted to discover that
those whom I have the pleasure
of teaching also involve them-selves
extensively in the campus
and its activities.
Social scientists, particularly
political scientists, frequently
find themselves in an advocacy
role, urging participation in insti-tutional
activities. It can be grat-ifying
to discover that students
have on their own accepted some
measure of responsibility for the
common good through their par-ticipation
in the functions of
campus life, its sports, its gov-ernment,
its -press — without
academic prodding.
Without attempting to draw
forced conclusions or correla-tions,
I am nonetheless delighted
that 30 percent of my former and
present students are featured in
the same issue of the Clarion. A
coincidence? Perhaps!
From where I stand, I should
like, simply, to applaud those
who are active in student life, as
well as the rest of the students it
has been my pleasure to know
and to serve on the Bethel
campus.
Sincerely,
Eugene Linse
by Pete Taylor
"Only three per cent of those
Americans who qualify as donors
now actually give blood" (Time,
Sept. 11, 1972). This indictment
on our society has led to a seri-ous
social consequence: an an-nual
national shortage of 100,000
gallons of bloos (U.S. News, Ap.
22, 1974).
And each year the problem
worsens. The demand for blood
has soared as doctors have de-veloped
new techniques of treat-ment
through chemotherapy and
surgery, such as organ trans-plants
and open-heart opera-tions.
On May 2, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.,
you can help alleviate part of the
shortage problem by giving about
an hour of your time and a pint
of your blood.
It really doesn't hurt as much
as you might think; in fact,
you're helping your own body by
giving a pint, causing your bone
marrow to replace the red cells
you've lost.
Your donation can also help
the problem of contaminated
blood. According to the American
Medical Association, 17,000
cases of serum hepatitis—and
850 deaths—occur annually due
to infected blood. Much of this
contaminated blood came from
commercial—rather than the Red
Cross' voluntary—sources.
The U.S. News article cited
above states that although "less
than 15 per cent of the whole
blood and blood products in the
U.S. comes from commercial
(blood) banks, 25 to 45 per cent of
post-transfusion hepatitis imfec-tions
have been traced to those
banks."
The more blood given through
voluntary programs, the less will
be demanded from the more
questionable sources. Your pint
will help reduce this demand.
Finally, giving blood can be a
concrete means by which to "give
a cup of water in the name of
Christ" to one who is in need.
Your help is needed—desper-ately.
If you can give, see Tad
Johnson to set up an appoint-ment
time. If you have set up
an appointment prior to the time
of the blood drive, you will be
given priority in the line at the
time of your appointment.
Please give. Your pint can
literally save the life of another
human.
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Vol. 52, No. 21 Clarion
The Clarion is published
weekly by the students of
Bethel College.
Bill Trollinger editor
Laura Alden news editor
Mary Norton production editor
David Shelley copy editor
Peter Blomquist photo editor
Dawn Hart arts editor
Bruce Olsen sports editor
Arlan Swanson business
Letters to the editor should be
sent to p.o . 91 by the Sunday
preceding publication.
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editorials-
Spring Formal puts
students $3000 in red
The social climate at Bethel has been plagued with problems this
year, but this latest debacle is the icing on the cake.
The Spring Formal was contracted to be held this year at the
Chanhassen Dinner Theatre. Tickets were sold at $15 apiece, with
the Campus Coordinators needing almost a full house to break even.
Advertising began the Monday before the event. By Thursday it
became apparent that students were staying away from the lavish
event in droves, and that serious problems were imminent. And with
only a day left emergency plans were instituted, plans which included
selling tickets through churches and the selling of tickets to faculty
and staff at a two for one price.
None of these make-shift plans could avert the Campus
Coordinators from financial disaster. The amount of loss sustained is
around $3,000; considering that the Campus Coordinators went into
Spring Formal at the break-even point, this puts them a hefty $3,000
into the red.
The reasons for this debacle are fairly obvious. Starting the
advertising for Spring Formal only a week ahead was bad enough, but
by panicking too late they just compounded the problem. It was very
difficult for the faculty and staff to decide on Friday afternoon to go
to the Friday night formal.
Also, $30 a couple for tickets alone is quite a strain on many Bethel
student budgets. That the price was only four dollars a couple higher
than last year ignores the fact that there is a limit to how much more
students can keep paying, especialy for such an extremely
questionable event.
A key contributing factor to this financial "bath" is the student
morale in this area. Not only has there been a paucity of good social
events, but traditional highlights of the year, such as "Moods," can
not even make it off the ground. This has made students suspicious
of, and cynical toward, any Campus Coordinator plan, and this lent to
the apathetic reaction to Spring Formal.
Student morale as a whole is lower this year. Overcrowding, tuition
hikes, and other factors have severely dampened Bethel student desire
to become involved. (Note the fact that only one person applied for the
Clarion editorship, none for the yearly magazine, and only two tioketq
ran for President-Vice President in a very dull campaign).
Enumerating the reasons why Spring Formal bombed is easy. But it
doesn't help us come up with $3,000.
The Student Association has no extra money. Every penny has been
allocated.
The Bethel administration has been adamantly against helping the
students in this area. It seems like a logical position; it is our budget
and we should be financially responsible. Even though Student Affairs
does have too much control over the selection and regulation of the
Campus Coordinators, it is not fair to expect the administration to bail
us out of an activity planned by students for students.
What does that leave us? Some have suggested charging for the May
14 All-School Banquet (an event which is traditionally free). Three
dollars a student for 1000 students would cover the debt.
Arguments against this plan include that it would anger students
and that it would break a long-revered tradition. Some very high-placed
administrators are deadset against this plan and are arguing these very
reasons.
So what other proposals do administrators and students make?
The major one is the using of most of the $4,000 scholarship fund.
Admittedly, this would do the trick. We would be out of debt. But it
is incredible that a student referendum could be so easily ignored. And
talk about student anger! Those students who voted f6r the
scholarship proposal (and even those who did not) can not help but be
very disturbed with almost all of this money going to bail out the
Campus Coordinators.
And to use the escrow money for this would allow the
administration to get rid of the scholarship plan, a plan which many
Bethel administrators have privately lambasted from the beginning.
Upset with the fact that the scholarship idea was even considered,
much less even passed by the students, these administrators would
definitely not mind seeing this plan fade into oblivion.
We can not allow almost all of the scholarship money to be taken.
The student referendum must be respected.
So where do we get the money? There is no easy answer; we just
must come up with it.
Compromise is our only hope. We suggest that $2,000 be raised via
the selling of All-School Banquet tickets, with the remaining $1,000 to
be taken from the scholarship fund. Both are painful steps, as
tradition and referendum must be ignored to a degree. But it is the
only way we can save the banquet and the scholarships and still get
out of debt.
Next Tuesday night the Student Senate will decide the issue. Maybe
you should be there.
two
Swanson sneers at conservative constituency.
No hope for nursing
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by Dan Swanson
It is not always easy to see what the future holds in store for us.
President Carter didn't exactly paint an optimistic picture as he
discussed his energy program recently. As energy resources begin
to run out, all of us will sooner or later be forced to change our
life styles.
I had one major disappointment with President Carter's energy pro-gram.
Where were the proposals and plans for the development of
mass transit? It is obvious the automobile is not the vehicle of the
future. As for its replacement, I believe the railroad will become
the key to mass transit in the future.
The reincarnation of the railroad; soon it will have to begin a great
comeback and its rebirth will help to soften the economic repercus-sions
of energy shortage in the future. San Francisco and Washington
D.C. have been criticized heavily for their new and expensive subway
systems. While they have not been economically beneficial at the
present moment, the day will arrive when such cities will be far ahead
of cities like Minneapolis-St. Paul with its "Oughtamobile."
The development of mass transit will be expensive but it is the only
workable alternative for the continued life of many U.S. cities. New
York and Chicago, among others, have a head start but will have to up-grade
and revamp their existing systems to be more efficient. Cities
without any train systems have a difficult, expensive task ahead of
them.
Among the industrialized countries of the world, the U.S. is the only
country with no organized mass transportation system except for its
interstate highways. The bumbling buffoons of years past who led this
country on such a reckless, foolish path will now begin to
pay the real cost. It will not happen overnight or come about easy, but
it must be done. The sooner the better, as prices continually rise.
Many Americans wonder how people in countries such as West
Germany, Italy, Japan, France, etc. can manage to survive economic-ally
with gasoline prices ranging from $1.50 to over $2.00 a gallon. For
one thing, the average foreign car gets twice the mileage we do in our
gas-guzzling cars. The fact is, foreigners use way less energy than
Americans do. Also, the people of these countries have access to a
mass transit railway system that makes the el in Chicago a laughable
joke. Their trains are smooth, fast, efficient, and they exist as the very
living pulse of these countries. Its time for the U.S. to follow their
examples.
How will the U.S. be able to fund such an expensive project? It really
has no choice. How did it pay for its interstate highways? When the
time comes, the country will find a way; and yes, it will be the citizens
who will pay for it through taxes. The time to begin is now and I wish
President Carter would direct the extra income from higher gasoline
taxes in this area.
How nice it would be at this present moment if alongside 1494-694
were a commuter train line. Also, along with that, other train lines
along 194 and 35E & W. to crisscross the cities. Here at Bethel, we
would be located conveniently close to a train station where two
major railway lines would meet. Don't hold your breath, but the day
may come. It will have to come.
by Diana Gonzalez
Is Bethel going to offer a nurs-ing
program as part of its cur-riculum?
For the immediate
future at least, the answer to this
question is "no."
"We counsel prospective stu-dents
interested in nursing not to
come to Bethel if they are ex-pecting
that we will have a B.A.
program that they can participate
in or if they are expecting to
transfer to a four-year nursing
program," said Dwight Jessup,
director of academic affairs.
The Liason Committee, a bian-nual
committee concerned with
the relationship between
Mounds-Midway School of Nurs-ing
and Bethel College, met
Tuesday of last week. Both
Charlotte Olson, director of the
Mounds-Midway School of Nurs-ing,
and Dwight Jessup agreed
that there had been no signifi-cant
change in the status quo
since last fall.
"The one thing we are working
on is how long a student with a
R.N. degree from Mounds-Mid-way
would have to come to
Bethel to obtain a bachelor's
degree," said Jessup. "This in-volves
determining the kind of
credit they would get for their
Mounds-Midway courses."
Charlotte Olson said that she
has encouraged the committee
that deals with educational policy
to look at what kind of credit
they would give our students who
wanted to transfer to Bethel.
"There has been no answer from
them," she stated.
"Under our present program"
said Dwight Jessup, "Mounds-
Midway graduates would have to
go here three years to get a B.A."
"Our immediate plans for next
year is to continue the same ar-rangements
we have now. Our
Bethel faculty will teach ten
classes for the nursing stu-dents,"
said Jessup.
One thing that has been done
different this year is that the
nursing students have been com-ing
to Bethel at night for a
microbiology lab. This was done
as an experiment to see how hav-ing
science classes at Bethel
would work out.
There are other colleges which
offer programs to nursing stu-dents
who have completed their
studies at junior colleges or at
three-year nursing schools. For
instance, Wheaton College offers
a program whereby nursing grad-uates
go there two years and
obtain a B.A. degree. It is con-ceivable
that Bethel could estab-lish
one such program.
"Our plans are to continue
the present arrangement we have
with perhaps the option of get-ting
a bachelor's degree," said
Jessup.
Charlotte Olson said that she
thinks the problem is mainly an
economic one since instituting a
new program entails an increase
in expenditure.
"I'm still hopeful Bethel will
look seriously at this need,' said
Charlotte Olson. "There are stu-dents
who'd like to go to a Chris-tian
school of nursing for a four-year
degree and the options just
aren't available."
Many students using Bethel
housing are living in three per-son
rooms that were intended to
room two people. In November
psychology professor Steven
McNeel conducted a survey in
response to the overcrowding in
Bethel dormitories.
The statistical analysis of
survey results is not complete.
However, McNeel has some ob-servations
at this time as to the
kinds of perceptions that are as-sociated
with the feeling of
crowdedness.
To the Bethel community, this
study will be useful in making
future adjustments in living situa-tions.
All results will be fed into
the administrative structure so
that such factors as crowding and
noise may be considered by
those making the decisions.
All on-campus students were
surveyed with a very successsful
return rate of 78 per cent. The
survey consisted mainly of rating
scales in degrees of satisfaction
with various aspects of living
quarters, cooperation between
roommates and amount of con-trol
over living situations. Specif-ically
at Bethel, reactions to
dorm living by students in three
person rooms were compared to
reactions from those in two per-son
rooms.
Obviously those in three per-son
rooms felt more crowded
than those in two person rooms.
When students in the two dif-ferent
living situations rated
whether living conditions af-fected
them academically, social-ly,
or emotionally, very little dif-ference
was found between the
two groups. No additional health
problems were found in the
crowded rooms.
Four main problems or needed
changes noted by students in the
survey were: noise (personal and
structural components); visita-tion
hours; crowding; and poor
facilities on the old campus.
A difference showed itself in
the way males and females ex-pressed
crowded feelings. Men
seemed to associate crowding
with spacial density. In other
words, they would most likely
make complaints such as not
enough space, and too much
furniture for the space. Women,
on the other hand, felt crowded-ness
in terms of social density.
They would make such com-plaints
as too many people
around or not enough privacy.
According to the survey, these
factors did not cause rejection
of roommates.
This male/female difference is
reflected in other studies, says
McNeel. Generally, males tend to
be more task oriented than fe-males
and females tend to be
more personal and social ori-ented.
He feels these differences
are mainly learned and that over-lap
certainly exists. Further study
could reveal that optimum dorma-tory
situations for males and fe-males
could be achieved through
different approaches.
Crowding
effects
studied
by Becky Johnson
three
Phil Sackett is Academic Policies Committee chairman
Amazon excursion led Grading
by travel guide Bohne system
by Kathleen Asselin altered
Brian Bohne, a sophomore at
Bethel, former SMPer, and next
year's captain of the soccer team,
is trying his wings at a new ven-ture
this summer. He will be
leading a 19-day student excur-sion
tour through Brazil, Aug. 17-
Sept. 5.
When Brian arranged his SMP
transportation through the Travel
Company of Minnesota, 2829
University, St. Paul, they asked
him to gather information for a
student-oriented tour of the
Amazon River region.
"When I returned to the Twin
Cities, I presented them with bro-chures,
pictures, and my own
enthusiastic acquaintance with
the Amazon area," said Brian.
"Next thing, they asked if I would
like to lead it!" He jumped at the
chance.
Besides working last summer
in Brazil as a summer mission-ary,
Brian spent a year there as a
high school exchange student.
Thus he has a list of good con-tacts.
His responsibilities as tour
guide entail arranging travel,
reserving hotel accomodations,
and planning the entire itinerary
and activities in the South Ameri-can
country larger than the con-tinental
United States. His pay
comes in the trip expenses and in
"valuable experience," according
to Brian.
"I want to give students a
taste of the Brazilian people and
culture, instead of just the com-mercialized
sights that cater to
tourists," he explained. "I'm
keeping the price down so I can
get the right kind of people."
Now finalized at $1,115.00,
Brian's tour is a week longer
and $200 less than other tours
offered by travel agencies.
The itinerary schedules a stop
in the northern seaport of Manaus
on Aug. 18, with a dinner at the
Wycliffe Bible Translator's jungle
base. Here Brian has arranged for
a lecture in cross-cultural sen-sitivity
"to enrichen our boat trip
experience."
The cruise mentioned is the
highlight of the tour: four days
boating the Amazon. The travel-lers
will work along side the
crew, cooking Brazilian meals,
manning the riverboat, visiting
Indian settlements, observing
lush flora and fauna, and pene-by
James L. Mason
One hundred entries opened
the Annual Bethel Speech Festi-val
on April 19, 1977. First place
honors went to Lu Thompson,
Bruce Bohne, Amy Ward, and
Pete Ludlow.
Students contested in four
events — prose or poetry inter-pretation,
and informative or per-suasive
speaking.
Finalists in informative were P.
Ludlow, K. Asselin, K. Harrison
and P. Copeland; in persuasion
were Bruce Bohne, S. Larson, D.
Hansen, Steve Haag, and Sharon
four
trating deep jungle areas to hunt
and fish.
"My main punch is to offer a
field-work experience for stu-dents
to acquire a wealth of an-thropological
exposure as we
cover the total length of Brazil,"
Brian commented.
After the riverboat ride through
the tropical rainforest of the
Amazon, Bohne's version of the
Lewis and Clark Exposition will
head for Brasilia, the "ultra-modern,
model-city capitol."
Then bus trips are scheduled to
ports and interesting towns, such
as Novo Hamburg() ("great buys
in leather goods"), Caxias do Sul
("famous for its vineyards"), and
Gramado ("the honeymoon
town"). Nova Petropolis strays
from the Portuguese to the Ger-man
influence. Here the group
will reside in a Swiss-styled
chalet and participate in an
ethnic folk festival.
Rio de Janeiro,the horseshoe-shaped
Iguacu Falls, and the
Copacabana and Ipanema
beaches round out the colorful
excursion. Finagling prices and
flexible to changes, Brian is
aiming to make this Brazilian
trip one that people "will pay a
lot less for and get a lot more."
He encourages students to com-bine
the trip with independent
study for college credit. One girl
of the 15 to 20 tourists (still
room for a handful more) is
studying the unique geological
formations in Brazil ; others are
looking into medical conditions
of poor people in the rural jungle
areas and city "favelas" (slums).
"I'm willing to make the most
of any type of project or interest
that the travellers have as well as
make it feasible for study," said
Brian. He has suggestions for
free time during the tour; seeing
a professional soccer game,
skiing on an artificial slope, and
taking off for Uruguay or Argen-tina.
He also sees a double-pur-pose
in his healthy mixture of
Christians and secular students
in the group.
"It can be an outreach to the
non-Christians on the tour as well
as an influence on the Christians
as to the importance of the mis-sions
work we will observe," he
explained. "We'll have an en-thusiastic
mission field travelling
right with us."
Adams; and in poetry were A.
Ward, L. Patterson, H. Thomp-son,
B. Miller, and Chris Ander-son.
Prose finalists were L. Thomp-son,
L. Patterson, H. Thompson,
M. Anderson, W. Anderson, M.
Bernstrom, and S. Unruh.
Seventeen judges struggled to
make placements of these speak-ers.
James Mason, professor of
speech, and students Bill Fraatz,
Faith Chalmers, and Jo Beld co-ordinated
the festival.
Dr. Ernest Bormann, from the
University of Minnesota, spoke at
the awards banquet.
by Shelly Nielson
"Grades" are harmless-looking
alphabetical symbols which stu-dents
and professors are all, in
one way or another, concerned
about. When the value of Bethel's
grading system came into ques-tion,
a controversy arose.
The problem, as explained by
Dr. Olaf Olsen, is that of the
questionable worth of the "N"
grade in the evaluation of a stu-dent's
work in a course. This
policy of student rating was
established about six years ago
with the abandonment of "F" as a
grade. Since then, according to
Dr. Olsen, the new policy has
been the object of a growing dis-satisfaction
among both teachers
and students.
Many teachers felt the ambig-uity
of the grade itself made it an
impractical and unfair mark. "N"
was the grade given to any stu-dent
failing to complete the mini-mum
standards of work assigned
by the professor. The same sym-bol,
"N," appeared on a student's
transcript whether he had drop-ped
a course because of a too-heavy
work load, because of an
inability to complete a class
because of illness, or because he
had actually "failed" the course.
Dr. Olsen observed that the "N"
was translated by many graduate
schools into an "F." When the
student transferred with that
grade, his G.P.A. was refigured
and subsequently lowered. The
objection most teachers had to
the use of the "N," therefore, was
its ambiguity.
Others have a different concep-tion
of the real problem at hand.
According to some of the faculty
at Bethel, the ccrrnmittee vote
was a partial resolution of a diffi-culty,
but not a solution.
Stuart Luckman admits that
while he recognizes the "loop-by
Pete Taylor
As trees bud so do hopes of
what the summer will bring. Ex-citement
rises as we realize that
the year is nearly over. Seniors
probably have a little extra excite-ment,
however, since we realize
that our college days are nearly
through.
Some of us have been (and will
continue) looking for jobs; others
of us will continue to avoid reality
(to use a common slogan of those
outside the academic world) by
padding ourselves in academia.
Whatever the case, that combina-tion
of joy and fear is heightened
in the heart of the senior.
Last semester announcements
went out that all seniors inter-ested
in serving on a commence-ment
committee should get to-gether.
The committee is com-posed
of all those who re-sponded,
and together we have
been putting the three com-holes"
of the "N" grading system,
he feels revising that system
does not eliminate the problems
of giving letter grades. He is
"suspicious of the motivation in
'grading systems' because they
are often so indirectly related to
the student learning process."
Mr. Luckman also feels too
much emphasis is being placed
on this specific question. A grade
is "often a confirmation of what
the student already knows, pro-viding
a solid evaluation has
taken place throughout the
course."
Mr. Luckman therefore pro-poses
we restructure our own
ideas on grading, enlarging them
to involve evaluation, instead of
attacking a minute aspect such
as the "N." Little time, he states,
has been dedicated to discussing
"evaluation," while hours have
been spent deciding on the one
grading principle that, as if it
were a sieve, everyone must fit
through.
Likewise, Don Larson is on the
side that affirms "the problem of
grading should be separated from
the whole matter of evaluation
and goals." He feels that when
mencement weekend programs
(alumni banquet, baccalaureate,
and commencement) in order.
Dr. Virgil Olson, executive
secretary of world missions for
the BGC, will address the class at
baccalaureate. Elizabeth Eliot,
visiting professor at Gordon
Conwell Seminary, will be the
main speaker at commencement.
Many student parts have been
incorporated in both services as
well. Student participants and
their respective part in each serv-ice
is as follows:
Baccalaureate
Speakers: Sue Kipp, introduc-tion
of speaker; Tannis Hart
Adams and Glen Bloomstrom,
senior testimonials; Laura Alden,
creative reading; Mark Troxel, .
benediction.
Music: Lyna Jane Thompson,
piano prelude; Dawn Harper,
organ; Sue Lock, Cindy Nixon,
deciding such an issue, one must
take into consideration all the
aspects of grading.
Dr. Larson states that grading
systems pronounced "true and
final" are unfair, not allowing for
differences in courses and stu-dents.
If the teacher would con-cern
himself with evaluation in-stead
of with this one area,
grading, progress toward an
effective rating policy might be
achieved.
The dilemma of grades has
here been approached from two
angles: from the practical side,
and from that of the faction con-cerned
with fair evaluation over
cut and dried grades. When the
vote last Tuesday decided the
outcome of past problems with
the "N" grading system, it also
provoked a secondary dispute.
Nonetheless, the new policy
which substitutes "WP" (with-draw,
passing) and "NC" (no
credit) for the "N" will become
the standard form of grading at
Bethel in the future. It will last as
long as Bethel itself, or, as
others, more pessimistic, pro-phesied,
until its hidden prob-lems
become evident.
Carrie Setterberg, vocal trio;
Linda Herrmann, director of en-semble.
Commencement Speakers : Nancy
LeTourneau, call to worship;
Pete Taylor, invocation; Gayle
Trollinger, introduction of speak-er;
Jeff Miller, tribute to parents,
Gary Setterberg, benediction.
Music: Cindy Wobig, prelude;
Phyllis Buttner, vocal solo.
The committee has asked
President Lundquist to ask the In-vocation
at Baccalaureate and Dr.
Weintz, professor of English lit-erature,
to give the prayer of ded-ication
at commencement.
Two student committee
members, Jeff Miller and Dave
Johnson, are working with Curt
Fauth in finalization of alumni
banquet details.
Commencement weekend
plans are quickly taking shape.
But they have to: graduation is
only three weeks away!
Speech tournament
winners announced
Baccalaureate and commencement
speakers named by committee
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Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire
Mirth, and youth, and warm desire!
Woods and groves are of they dressing ;
Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing.
Thus we salute thee with our early song,
And welcome thee, and wish thee long.
— John Milton
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`Showboat' production
by Dawn Hart
The air of the Old South, the roar of the mighty Mississippi, and the
excitement of early American Theatre set the scene and created the
excitement of Bethel's production of Kern! Hammerstein's"ShowBoat."
The show is colorfully costumed, and the tastefully designed set
tells the story of the Cotton Blossom, a grand showboat of the
Mississippi in the 1800's. The plot follows Magnolia (Beth Ekberg) and
Jason (Brian Mulder) as they fall in love, marry and go through hard
times. Both play strong leads, carrying the story through to its finish
with touching scenes of devotion, success and failure. "Show Boat" is
one show from early American theatre that speaks strongly, yet
subtlely, of the injustices against the "colored folk".
The bright spots of the show are carried fully by eight individual cast
members. Captain Andy, portrayed by Steve Johnson, pulled the pace
of the play action to a high point in most of his scenes. Tim
Zimmerman and, Linda Hermann, who play the dynamic comic duo,
Frank and Ellie, add refreshing touches. Bruce Dahlman and Dana
Olson are a stitch as they portray two Confederate Hillbillies. Parthy,
Captain Andy's wife (Mary Wilson) is one of the most professionally
played characters as is the character of Joe (Paul Glanton). And of
course the tremendous vocal quality displayed by Jenny Woods (Miss
Julie), help make the show an excellent example of the vocal training
available at Bethel.
Production problems are telltales of the large cast and crew "Show
Boat" requires. The balance between the orchestra and choral singing
weighs heavily on the orchestration side. Many times enunciation,
articulation and projection lacks, causing the audience to concentrate
too heavily on the lines and lyrics.
Despite the balance problems, the choral numbers are excellent in
quality. All the musical numbers are harmonically "perfect" and "Old
Man River" is a sure seller.
"Show Boat" can provide a "crisp recreation" and bring you down
the Mississippi on the old showboat for fun, excitement and sorrow.
Clarion golf
tournament
May 16
by Paul Healy
An impressive contingent of
Bethel golfers will convene on
scenic Como golf course on May
16, for the Second Annual Bethel
Clarion Como Study Day Golf
Epic (SABCCSDGE).
Tournament Co-coordinators
and Handicap Committee Chair-persons
(TCCHCCs) Bill Troll-inger
and Paul Healy (last year's
team champions) are excited
about the response to the tour-nament.
"What a field," comments
Healy. "Listen to these teams.
Dan Swanson and Greg Wilcox,
Arlan Swanson and Tad Johnson,
"Como" Peterson and Tim Traudt,
"Tex" Johnson and Chuck Haaa-land,
Jerry Healy and Al Glenn,
Ed Petersen and Kevin Hallstrom.
Add to that such 'undeclared'
entries as Sparky "Lumberjack"
Anderson, Bill Healy, "Fair-banks"
Trollinger, Curt Oslin and
"Mulligan" Osgood and we're
talking fierce competition."
According to Trollinger, rules
subcommittee chairman (RSC),
the rules for this year's epic are
similar to those which were
"largely ignored" last year.
1. No golf team members
allowed. (Have your own tour-nament..)
2. All strokers must be count-ed.
3. Players may play only one
ball per hole, except on holes 1,
3, 10, 14, 16, 18, where one (1)
Mulligan will be allowed. How-ever,
in line with the serious
nature of the epic there will be
only three (3) Mulligans allowed
per player for 18 holes.
4. No smoking, drinking,
swearing or dancing on holes 1,
5, 14, 18.
5. Hyperborean (arctic) rules
are in order. This means that you
may move the ball up to six
inches, no nearer the hole, if your
ball is in the fairway, your own, or
otherwise (Wilcox).
All entries should be made im-mediately
with the form below.
Those who require more than a 20
stroke handicap, must submit an
official "chop" form to the co-ordinators.
Forms are available at
the Clarion office.
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Arts Calender
Visual Art
April 29 - May 6 Alexander Calder, 15 different original color
lithographs, Investment Art Gallery, 5814
Excelsior Blvd. St. Louis Park
April 29 - May 6 Ruben Trejo, visiting Chicano artist, Gallery 1,
Coffman Gallery, University of Minnesota.
April 29 - May 6 Galaxies, Nik Krevitsky, stitchery, Blooming-ton
Art Center 10206 Penn Ave. S., Blooming-ton
April 29 - May 6 The Commencement Exhibition, Minneapolis
College of Art and Design, 133 E. 25th St.,
Mpls.
Music
April 29 Minnesota Orchestra at Orchestra Hall,
8 p.m., concert includes Haydn, Stravinsky,
Takemitsu and Debussy.
April 29 - 30 Showboat, Bethel College, Old Campus Gym,
8 p.m.
April 29 The Rise and Fall of the City of Mohogonny,
8 p.m., O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, College
of St. Catherine
Dance
April 29-30 Jo Savino Ballet, 8 p.m. Edyth Bush Theatre,
690 Cleveland Ave.
April 30 Him and She, Tom Kanthak and Wendy
Ansley, 8 p.m., Theatre Guild of Performing
Arts, 504 Cedar Ave.
Theatre
April 29-May 7 Once Upon A Mattress, 8 p.m., Theatre 1900,
Howard Conn Fine Arts Center, 1900 Nicollet
Ave.
April 29 - May 7 Death of a Salesman, 8 p.m., Chimera Theatre
April 29 - May 7 The Price, 8 p.m., Park Square Theatre
April 29 - May 7 Oliver, Children's Theatre Company
Beethoven performed
at Orchestra Hal!
by Elaine Stumbo
Tuesday night I had the opportunity to hear the Cleveland Orchestra
perform an All-Beethoven Program at Orchestra Hall. The works
performed were the Overture to Fidelio, Opus 72; Symphony No. 8 in F
major, Opus 93; and Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Opus 67. Conductor
was Loren Maazel.
Being a Beethoven fan, I looked forward to the performance with
anticipation. I was not disappointed. The orchestra played well ;
Beethoven would have been proud. I cannot say that the performance
was flawless but to my ear the orchestra did Beethoven justice.
One of the Orchestra's strongest points was their ability to achieve
contrast. This was especially evident considering the acoustics of
Orchestra Hall. (It is so sensitive that I could hear, from the 22nd row,
the thud of Maazel's heels as they landed on the platform.) In several
spots of the symphonies a pianissimo is required. The large size of the
orchestra, when considered with the acoustics, would almost rule out
the possibility of a true pianissimo, but the delicacy of the
pianissimo's were in exact proportion with the forte's and fortissimo's.
The conductor, Loren Maazel, was exciting to watch. At times he
was passive, as if he wasn't all that involved in what was going on. But
at other times, particularly during the first movement of the Fifth
Symphony, he was totally immersed. His entire body became an
extension of his baton. Mr. Maazel's technique was not that of the
typical conductor.
He was more of a director, telling each section, with a point of his
baton or movement of his hand, how to move or when to change
dynamics.
Overall, the performance was excellent. The entire audience was
very pleased, as the standing ovation the orchestra received was
witness to.
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Festival May 6
The Spring Music Festival will
be presented Friday, May 6 at
eight p.m. in the physical educa-tion
center. The Women's Choir,
directed by Mary Fall, the Male
Chorus, directed by Oliver Mogck,
and the Orchestra, directed by
Wayne Fritchie will do combined
numbers and solo groups.
The public is invited. There will
be no admission charge; a free
will offering will be received.
Chapel Schedule
Monday—Pat Repp, "Country
Christian"
Tuesday—Senior share
Wednesday—Pastor Spickel-m
ier
Thursday—Sister Albertine
Friday—Rev. Leith Anderson
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Professors Dalton and Bohlmeyer (Dr. Larson out of town)
EAST ASIA STUDY PROGRAM
JUNE 7 - AUGUST 8
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Japan, and Hawaii while studying
cultural history and comparative
religion. 8 Weeks for $1850
includes tuition and air fare.
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DEPT. OF HISTORY, WHEATON COL-LEGE,
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Tournament begins tomorrow
Defending champs
remain undefeated
continued from p. 1
ing experience."
Besides being selected be-cause
of their special interests in
problems such as language pro-grams,
Danforth associates are
chosen because of their personal
concern in their work.
"I think we qualify because of
our college commitment to the
values and ideals of education,"
Dr. Bohlmeyer commented. "Stu-dent-
teacher relationships are
partly what they (Danforth
Foundation) look at." She added
that moral and spiritual values
were important in her applica-
Contribution
aids project
Bethel will contribute $1,089.20
to the American Association of
Evangelical Students' (AAES)
"Dig It" project. The project's
purpose is to raise money for the
World Relief Commission to pro-vide
wells in drought-stricken
areas of Africa.
The World Relief Commission
is the official overseas relief
branch of the National Associa-tion
of Evangelicals and is recog-nized
by the State Department.
The goal of each AAES-affili-ated
school was to raise $1 per
student. Bethel's drive, led by the
Senate's Public Action Commit-tee,
contributed $700 raised from
interim basketball marathon and
$89.20 from the recent food day
fast.
An additional $300 in residual
funds from last years' projects
will also be contributed.
There was no official count,
but Sarah Brotten, PAC chair-man,
estimated that 60 people
participated in the Food Day fast.
"That $89 is a real disappoint-ment
because last fall a fast
brought $460," Sarah said. Food
Service kept no count of pledges
for the fast.
tion.
Doc Dalton simply explained to
the committee his relationship
with students which includes his
famous coffee corner, a Chinese
meal with his China history
class, and his day-to-day rela-tionships
with students.
"It was an embarassing thing
to do," Doc related. "We had
to 'toot our own- horns.' " But
besides Doc's application, the
Danforth Foundation received
recommendations from two other
faculty members, one administra-tor
and one student.
Doc simply shared his feelings
Lundquist, continued from p. 1
The president has a large office
with ample windows overlooking
a grassy hill and the lake. It is
uncluttered and furnished with
several comfortable-looking
chairs, a sofa, and a rich-looking
solid walnut desk. One wall is full
of books ranging from best--
sellers, to commentaries, to
books about college growth.
As he walks into his office he
stops and talks to his secretary.
"When it's 1 :30 in Washington I
want you to try to get a hold of
Chuck Colson again. Oh, and I
need to talk to Jerry Wessman
sometime today, don't I?"
After talking with a lawyer
about some pending legislation
that could affect the seminary,
and a meeting with a seminary
professor, we have lunch in the
office. The president's guests are
some friends who also happen to
be the parents of prospective
students. After a leisurely lunch-eon
of filet mignon, he is back at
it.
Curt Fauth is in the office now
concerning a fund raising pro-gram
the alumni office is con-ducting.
After that the conversa-tion
shifts to the locations of
Fauth's office next year. Later the
and attitudes toward students.
He expalined that he, as is the
Danforth Foundation, seeks to
humanize teaching. "I try to start
a course with my attitudes toward
students and my feeling toward
the worth of every student." He
also seeks to be in keeping with
this in his actions outside the
classroom so that "it's not just
words."
The three members will attend
regional conferences every two
years which focus on humaniz-ing
teaching and dealing with
issues and problems in higher
education.
president explains, "Normally I
don't deal with things like the
location of offices and that sort
of thing. Most of the day to day
operations of Bethel are left up to
the vice-presidents. My work is
more concerned with the long-range
planning and some public-relations."
For his last appointment of the
day he attends a meeting of the
Consortium of Minnesota Semi-naries.
Afterwards, he retreats
back to the office to do some
correspondence before he goes
home.
His favorite dinner is Polyne-sian
food but tonight he has a
date for the Spring Formal with
his daughter, Sue, as his wife is
out of town.
He seems to enjoy the pres-sures
and the pace of his job and
is concerned about the "personal
development" of those under-neath
him. He also insists that he
has been sincere when he has
left an open invitation for stu-dents
to come and see him. So, if
you really want to get to know the
Bethel administration, take him
up on his invitation and drop over
and see Dr. Lundquist some time.
by Bruce Olsen
Edgren Gold ran their un-defeated
streak to three last
Saturday with a narrow 5-4 deci-sion
over Off Campus West.
Gold, who are the defending IM
softball champions, had to stop
a seventh inning threat by West
to win.
Brad Nelson was the winning
pitcher for Gold, using his high-arcing
pitch to force West into
numerous pop flies and ground
balls. Shortstop Alan Steier made
an unbelievable catch on a ball
hit up the middle to put out the
fire in the third inning.
In other action, Edgren Blue
knocked off Townhouse II by a
score of 11-5. TH II led most of
the way until the quick-footed
Kim Walker started to run on the
basepaths. Walker rattled the
townhouse defense and forced
them into many errors.
by Greg Kuntz
The Bethel men's track team
narrowly missed second place in
a five-team meet at River Falls,
Wis. last Saturday. Only two-and-
a-half points separated the
Royals from the host, River Falls.
No records were set, but the
Bethel trackmen enjoyed several
highlights. Bethel sprinters Nate
Allen, who is the team's top indi-vidual
scorer, senior Gene Blair,
and Mike Bogard captured first,
second, and third in times of
22.4, 22.6, and 22.8 respectively
in the 220 yard dash.
"I believe that's the first time
Bethel runners have finished like
that in the 220 in the school's
history," said Coach Gene Glader.
Allen also took first in the 100-
yard dash with a 10.05 clip, and
Mike Bogard came in third.
Blair took first place honors in
the 440-yard dash in 50.6, and
Kevin Shenk finished third.
Curt Brown and Dave Clapp
finished first and second respec-tively
in the 880-yard dash, neck
and neck with times of 1:56.85
and 1:56.89.
The mile relay team of Clapp,
Shenk, Brown and Grayden Held
took first in 3:25.6. The 440 Relay
team of Allen, Bogard, Shenk and
Blair took first in 43.4.
Bill Whittaker came in third in
the 440 intermediate hurdles and
Townhouse I ruined a clean
sweep by the Edgren teams when
they beat Edgren Green by a
score of 11-7. The see-saw bat-tle
was marred by countless
errors by Green and saw fresh-man
Todd Chapman hit what was
"perhaps the longest home run of
the season," according to Wally
Brown, intramural director.
A double elimination tourna-ment
will start tomorrow with
nine teams to begin play. The
faculty team has already been
knocked out of competition due
to the lack of interest in the
round robin tourney.
Brown said that the round
robin games are being played to
see which teams are interested
in playing in the double elimina-tion
tourney. He also does not
want to see two good teams
play each other in the opening
round of the tournament.
Mark Neufeld took fifth. Whit-taker
also captured third in the
javelin, hurling it 170'4".
Big Steve Carrigan put the shot
46'1" to take first, and Rick Knopf
cleared an even six feet in the
high jump to finish third. He also
finished third in the long jump.
Paul Rasmussen vaulted 13' to
finish fifth, and Jon Van Loon,
who had a slight muscle pull in
his leg, finished third in the triple
jump.
Kevin Bostrom took fifth in the
2-mile walk, a rare event, in
20:09, a school record.
The University of Wisconsin at
Eau Claire took first, with 107 1/2
points, River Falls second, with
80 1/2, Bethel third with ,78,
Carleton fourth with 43, and
Lakewood Junior College fin-ished
fifth with 3.
Coach Glader expressed his
appreciation despite just missing
second place in the meet: "We
came close, but this year's team
is the best we've ever had. If we
continue to show improvement
and have no injuries, we'll cer-tainly
be favored in the con-ference
meet."
Tomorrow the Bethel trackmen
will compete in the Eleventh
Annual Macalester Relays, a
nine-team meet including all the
M.I.A.C. schools, plus Carleton.
The extravaganza begins at 12:30
p.m. at the Macalester track.
Trackmen tune up for
conference meet
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Cheryl Staurseth (in the middle) concentrates on way to new
Bethel record
Women's track team
finishes on upswing
Karyl Frye, the new woman's athletic director
Royals taught lesson
by Gustavus, LaCrosse
Carol Frye
accepts A.D.
appointment
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The Bethel women's track team
concluded the regular season
with a momentous upswing which
will carry them into the state
competition on Monday.
The Bethel women captured
four firsts in Saturday's Gustavus
Cinder Open, leading them to a
third place in the team competi-tion.
In' the field, Carol Anderson
and Sheryl Meyer leaped 4'10"
and 4'8" respectively to take first
and second in the high jump
competition while Jan Engel
achieved a throw of 34'8.5" to win
the shot put.
On the track, Denise Egge led
the one milers with a finishing
time of 5:40.5.
Cheryl Staurseth set a new
Bethel record in the 100 yard
hurdles with a time of 17.8.
Bethel's two mile relay team
maintained their consistency and
brought home the fourth first
place with a 10:23.6, taking them
closer to the regional competition
in mid-May.
Three appointments in Bethel
College's athletics staff were an-nounced
April 21 by Dean George
Brushaber, effective September
1
Charles (Chub) Reynolds, head
football coach and assistant pro-fessor
of physical education, has
been named coordinator of ath-letics
and director of men's ath-letics;
and James Bragg, director
of college relations, has been
named head basketball coach,
both for a two-year period and re-placing
Roger Daviswho will
return to a high school teaching
position.
Reynolds joined the Bethel
faculty in 1970 after teaching in
Park Rapids and Windom, Minn.,
and in Akron, Iowa. He is a
graduate of Augustana College,
where he majored in business
administration, and South Dakota
State College, where his master's
program was done in physical
education.
Two years ago his Bethel
squad tied for first place in Tri-
State Conference competition
and last season placed second
with a 7-2 overall record, winning
3 and losing 1 in conference
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With a second and fourth place
in the 880-yard run, a third and a
fourth in the 440-yard hurdles,
and thirds in the 440 relay and 220
yard dash, Bethel returned home
on a note of success.
Monday proved to be the
climax of the women's regular
season as Bethel knocked off
Gustavus in a nine-school meet
at Macalester, placing second to
St. Olaf.
Again Bethel's two-mile relay
team continued their string of
outstanding performances with a
second in the competition.
At the end of the day the tallied
results revealed four new Bethel
records. Sheryl Meyer hurled the
discus 89'7", ,Cheryl Staurseth
ran 28.5 in the 220-yard dash,
Gail Anderson clocked a 2:27 in
the 880 and Denise Egge ran the
440 hurdles at 1 :17.
Denise Egge emerged from the
Macalester meet with seconds in
the mile, 440-yard hurdles and
the javelin. Combined with her
efforts in the two mile relay, she
amassed a total of 32 team
points.
games and winning 2 of 3 en-counters
in preliminary M.I.A.C.
competition. Reynolds will con-tinue
as head football coach.
Bragg came to Bethel in 1968
as assistant dean of students and
became director of admissions
and financial aid in 1969, with
these duties merging into his
present position. Under his lead-ership,
enrollment has surged
from 1044 to 1746 over a five-year
period. He will continue to
administer this area along with
basketball coaching.
From 1962 to 1968 Bragg was
director of physical education
and athletics and head basketball
coach at Aurora College (III.)
where his teams set recordS in
district competition and national
evaluation. Before going to Aur-ora,
Bragg was athletic director at
Trinity College in Chicago where
his teams compiled a 79-41
record. His lifetime record is 156
wins and 94 losses.
Bragg is a graduate of Minne-haha
Academy, Elmhurst College,
Trinity Divinity School, and re-ceived
his M.A. in educational
administration from the Univers-ity
of Minnesota.
The physical education depart-ment
is undergoing a major face
lift. One of these changes will see
Tricia Brownlee move into the
dean's office as assistant to the
dean. Karyl Frye, instructor in
physical education, will fill
Brownlee's shoes and become
the women's athletic director.
Frye, presently part-time, has
coached women's volleyball,
basketball and is now coaching
softball. Her new, full-time duties
will include recruiting, coaching
and general overseeing of the
women's program.
"I feel very fortunate. I took a
chance last year coming to Bethel
College," Frye commented, and
added, "I am very excited about
next year and hope to be able to
add to the program."
Frye has a very positive outlook
toward Bethel's P.E. department.
"I was amazed at first and still
am at the number of well-skilled
and professional people in the
department." She feels the pro-grams
offered provide a good
background, "especially the
teacher education program."
In the coming year Frye hopes
to see "further development of
strong women's programs—ones
able to compete with other
small colleges at the state level."
Along with excellence in com-petition,
Frye also stresses that
Bethel needs to continue attract-ing
athletes with strong Christ-ian
commitments. "We need to
mesh the two."
Coach Frye takes her new posi-tion
with strong qualifications.
She is presently working on her
doctorate program in sports psy-chology.
She began her studies
at Florida State University and
will probably finish up at the Uni-versity
of Minnesota. She is also
working on a minor in exercise
physiology. She hopes to build
a greater emphasis on these two
areas within the Bethel program.
Last year Karyl Frey called
Bethel "on a whim" and landed
a part time coaching job. Next
year she will be women's athletic
director and she "is looking for-ward
to the position—a lot!"
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CARLSON
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by Bruce Olsen
"We played them for experi-ence."
said Coach Paul Reasoner
after his netmen had dropped two
matches last weekend by iden-tical
9-0 scores. The team played
Gustavus Adolphus College and
the University of Wisconsin at La-
Crosse in the one-sided affair.
Missing the number two and
four singles players, Steve Brown
and Dave Fredericks, would not
have made much difference in the
final outcome according to Rea-soner.
"We would have lost by the
same score had those two guys
been there," said Reasoner.
"Gustavus is the best small
The Bethel baseball team over-came
an early week eligibility
scandal and swept a double-header
from Dordt last weekend.
The team was almost forced to
put an ad in the Clarion for a
second catcher, but freshman
Tim Bont proved to be an ade-quate
receiver in place of two year
starter Mark Barton.
The first game turned out to be
a pitcher's duel. Thanks to some
clutch hitting in the seventh and
the eighth innings, Tim Doten
turned out to be the winner. The
final score was 3-2, but it could
have gone the other way early in
the game.
Freshman Steve Mikkelson,
starting his second league game,
threw a Dordt runner out who was
trying to score from second base
on a single. The next inning Steve
threw another runner out who
was attempting to advance to
third base on a hard single.
Dordt did score in the bottom
of the first on a single and a
double. The score remained 1-0
until the fifth inning. Doten
began the inning by walking a
batter, who then stole second
and scored on a single. The play
at home on the runner was hotly
disputed by Doten but the umpire
refused to listen.
The Dordt pitcher no-hit hit the
Royals until the seventh inning
when designated hitter Mark
Rapinchuck singled over the first
baseman's head. Cam Johnson
reached first following an error by
Dordt's second baseman. Steve
Mikkelson then singled and,
school in the state and La-
Crosse plays some tough corn-petition
too."
This weekend the Royals will
be going against Sioux Falls and
Yankton Colleges at Sioux Falls.
These two meets will wrap up
the regular season matches of the
Tri-State Conference, in which
Bethel is expected to take the
top prize.
So far this season the Royals
have a perfect 3-0 conference
record, winning matches over
Dordt, Northwestern of Iowa, and
Westmar Colleges. The team will
be trying to peak for the con-ference
meet on May 6 and 7 at
Sioux Falls College.
coupled with a passed ball, both
"Rap" and Johnson scored.
The tied score forced an extra
inning. With two outs, transfer
Dean Kaioi drew a walk, stole
second and scored on Curt
Oslin's dead single to right field.
Doten retired the side in the bot-tom
of the eighth to up his league
record to 3-0.
The second game started as a
pitchers' duel but ended quite the
opposite for the Royals. With the
Royals down 1-0 after three in-nings,
the bats started hitting
and scored two. three and two
runs respectively in the next three
innings.
Curt Oslin, who pitched the
second game, struck out eleven,
walked four, and yielded but five
hits. The big sticks in the second
game were captain Kevin Hall-strom,
who went three for three.
Mark Rapinchuk, who is the DH
while recovering from a pulled
hamstring, went three for four.
Mark Grindahl had a two run
double but he was thrown out
trying for third.
Coach Bob Nielson said, "We
played our kind of ball the second
game. We had solid pitching, we
hit the ball, we ran, and we
played solid defense. Dordt wasn't
even in the game. The guts we
showed in the first game took the
juice out of the Dordt guys and
enabled us to sweep."
The two wins gave the Royals a
5-1 record but an official record of
2-4 due to the ineligibility of
catcher Mark Barton.
Reynolds, Bragg to fill
vacated positions
Eligibility ruling fails
to stop Bethel nine